JuJu Hat - Bamileke Headress (Yellow)

Our vibrant authentic Juju Hats will make any space standout.  The headdresses are handmade by a group of 20 Bamileke master craft women in West Cameroon. The Juju Hat is a symbol of prosperity and divinity in Bamileke culture from West and Northeast Cameroon. Feathers symbolize beauty as well as fragility. Juju Hats were traditionally headdress worn by royal dancers during ceremonies held by the chief. They are created from natural or dyed chicken feathers stitched into a raffia basket creating an elaborate headdress that was sacred to the Bamileke. Many Bamileke traditions remain intact and have passed from generation to generation as a source of cultural identity and historical pride. The combination of strength, beauty and splendid elaboration define the royal ceremonies of the Bamileke embodied in the elaborate feathered crowns which today decorate rooms around the world offering everyone a bit of prestige that was once a rare artifact reserved only for a select few.  Juju Hats ar