Lotuko headdress, South Sudan, late 19th century - early 20th century

Lotuko headdress, South Sudan, late 19th - early 20th century.
Brass, fibers, hair.
Measurements: 21 x 30 cm.

The Lokuto were an East African people who settled in South Sudan, near the border with Uganda, who dedicated themselves to the manufacture of headdresses as a form of adornment, a distinctive sign of their social status and a way of transcending and signifying their condition. The one we now present has an oval shape to adapt to the anatomy of the head.