Bamileke Headdress, Cameroon

Orange, ragged at the edges, and entirely unbothered about it.

This headdress is Bamileke, from Cameroon, Central Africa, and is contemporary. It is chicken feather. Bamileke feather headdresses of this type are generally linked to the Cameroon Grassfields, where feathered pieces are part of dance and festive dress. Long, narrow feathers dyed a vivid orange fan out from a dense, curled center. The tips are fringed and uneven, and a few dark quills show through between the rows. The whole disc is round and full. It is 7 inches high and 29 in diameter.

A sunrise that came without the horizon.