It was made in the late twentieth century. The headdress is significantly smaller, and there is no extravagant amount of hammered silver beads and coins – which are symbols of prestige and wealth.

What it tells us about the past: This headdress is just one of numerous artifacts discovered in 1934 in the lavish grave of a woman who lived during the European Mesolithic period (15000 to 5000 B ...

Like their close relations, the Maasai tribe, the men of both Samburu and Rendille tribes also pile on impressive amounts of jewellery, with beaded necklaces, elaborate headdresses and stacks of ...

Akha women traditionally wear a jacket, short skirt, sash with decorated ends, leggings, and their most characteristic piece of clothing, a headdress. Akha women decorate their clothing and themselves ...