Bamileke Headdress, Cameroon

Teal thicket with a dark heart, as if a peacock had gone minimalist.

This contemporary Bamileke feather headdress is Bamileke, from Cameroon, Central Africa, and is contemporary. Headdresses are made by attaching feathers or other materials to a woven or cloth base, a technique that allows a wide range of shapes. Round spray of narrow plumes in deep blue-green, shading nearly black at the center. The ends stand out in a frayed ring, and a few tiny pale specks glint among the layers. It is 7 inches high and 30 in diameter.

Deep water, with a shaggy shoreline.