Azaghvana E-Book 2003 - Flipbook - Page 374
Objects only worn by females
Objects worn on the head:
Plate 52a: PETSE PETSE GHARE and PAPA GHARE – also worn during dzum zugune
Petse petse ghare (a) a top element, and Papa ghare (b) a bottom
element, are shown together in the image to the right, which is how
they were brought to me for documentation. The circular element
shown below (c) is the petse petse ghare. It lies on top of the head
and consists of a beaded circle with strings of blue and white beads.
The papa ghare – beaded strip (drawing to the right) hung
over the forehead (d). Cowrie shells were sewn together at
each end (e) with 6 strips of blue/white/blue beads (5cm
long) at one end and eight strips at the other end.
Plate 52b: MATHPASTA – worn for ngwa kwalanglanga
Headband made of palm leaves worn by an unmarried girl who
held the beer pot suteke while zal fstaha ritually circulated a full
calabash (kwata) around the pot as part of celebrating fstaha in
the house of his ngwa kwalanglanga.
Plate 52c: DZAG ANINA – presumably also worn during dzum zugune
Headband worn on the crown of the head by married and unmarried
women, for funerals and dances. Made from a metal zip with strips of
tiny beads. British West Africa 1946 half-penny coins fixed all around.
Objects worn around the neck:
Plate 53a: THINGKWATA – presumably also worn during dzum zugune
Resembles a small horn and was made from
calabash or gourd. Women tied this onto a
beaded string to the front of the neck. It moved
when they moved their throats. Was used in
everyday life. Decorated with beads and bands
of string around the neck of the gourd.
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