South African San People Man's Headband
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Traditional Clothing and Adornment
Object Type: Clothing Adornments
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Geographic Region: Southern Africa
Materials: Eggshells
width: 1.5 in;
height: 7 in;
depth: .25 in
The Bushmen or San people of the Kalahari Desert crafted this headband out of the shell of an ostrich egg. The ostrich plays an important part in the lives of the San people.
Source:
https://www.masterfile.com/image/en/862-03820237/a-niis-hunter-gatherer-carefully-enlarges-a-hole-in-an-ostrich