Bambada Cap

A Bambada, meaning crocodile mouth, hat, from the north of Sierra Leone, used by peoples such as the Limba or Kuranko. It is made from brown-dyed country cloth with attached leather amulets, or sebe/ sebbeh, and leather tassels. (It is likely to have accompanied the Ronko Shirt from the British Museum, accession number Af.1904.415.20)

Further Information

• Type: Costume, dress, Weapons, armour
• Object: Bambada Cap
• Materials: Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre, Textile
• Culture Group: Mende, Limba, Kuranko
• Dimensions: 260mm [L] x 210mm [W]
• Production Date: Pre 1904
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector); G. Garrett
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1904.415.20

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