Bamileke Headdress, Cameroon

Green pom-pom of ambition, bristling from the middle outward.

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 burst of long, narrow plumes in deep emerald, radiating from a dark center. The tips are slightly ragged, creating a soft, fuzzy outline, and the layers overlap in dense, even rows. It is 7 inches high and 30 in diameter.

Forest in a circle, fully committed.