Bamileke Headdress, Cameroon

Tangerine plumes explode from a dark knot at the middle.

This contemporary Bamileke feather headdress is Bamileke, from Cameroon, Central Africa, and is contemporary. Feathers are used in headdresses in many parts of the world, valued for their lightness, color and the way they move with the wearer. Round starburst of narrow orange plumes, each tip curling slightly outward in a different direction. A small brown tuft shows at the center, and the outer rim is wispy, airy and quite uneven all the way around. It is 7 inches high and 20 in diameter.

A small sunrise with a rumpled haircut.