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Juju Hats

Juju Hats
 
The Juju hat, Bamiléké feather headdress or Tyn Hat, symbol of prosperity, believed to possess the positive qualities of birds and the beauty as well as fragility of life, is traditionally worn by the royal dancers during important ceremonies held by the tribal chief.
The headdress is made of natural or dyed chicken feathers or of wild bird (such as guinea fowl) feathers stitched onto a woven raffia support and can be unfolded by pulling on a leather strap on the back, into an amazing circular hat of a circumference of about 80 cm (31.5 inches). When not in use, the headdress can be folded into a basket shape, taking up very little space, with the feathers neatly protected inside. The headdress comes in a wide range of rich colors, either monochrome or a combination of colors, depending on the inspiration of the craftsman.
The Juju hat, which can be transformed into an impressive wall hanging, has become very popular over the years in the world of interior decoration. Kronbali has taken these traditional pieces of incredible craftsmanship a little further. We have the "headdresses" made in four different sizes: small, standard (the traditional size) and large.
One can now play not only with color but with size too!
Our Juju hats (Bamiléké Feather Headdresses or Tyn hats) from Cameroon come in four sizes.
 
Mini size : 40 cm (15.7 inches) diameter
Small size : 50 cm (19.7 inches) diameter
Standard size : 80 cm (31.5 inches) diameter
Large size : 1,20 cm (47.2 inches) diameter
 
Coiffes en plumes Bamiléké du Cameroun
 
Les coiffes en plumes de l’ethnie Bamiléké de l’Ouest du Cameroun, communément appelées Juju ou Tyn, sont portées par les danseurs royaux lors des cérémonies importantes de la vie de la communauté. Elles sont un symbole de prospérité et confèrent au roi les qualités positives associées aux oiseaux sauvages : beauté et fragilité de la vie.
Anciennement réalisées en plumes de perroquets rouges, elles sont aujourd’hui en plumes de poulets naturelles ou teintées et plus rarement en plumes de perdrix ou pintades sauvages. Les plumes sont attachées une par une sur un support en raphia et peuvent être dépliées en tirant sur une boucle en cuir située à l’arrière de la coiffe. Lorsque la coiffe est dépliée son diamètre est de 80 cms environ, lorsqu’elle n’est pas utilisée elle peut être pliée telle une ombrelle et rangée jusqu’à une nouvelle utilisation.
La variété des couleurs et de leurs combinaisons ont permis aux coiffes Juju de devenir un article très apprécié dans le Monde de la décoration d’intérieur. Depuis plusieurs années, Kronbali fait fabriquer selon les méthodes traditionnelles les coiffes que vous pourrez inclure dans vos décors de maison.
 
Nous les déclinons aujourd’hui en 4 tailles différentes :

Mini : 40 cm de diamètre
Petite : 50 cm de diamètre
Standard : 70/80 cm de diamètre
Grande : 120 cm de diamètre
RED
FUSCHIA PINK
ORANGE
YELLOW
TURQUOISE
BLUE
PURPLE
MULTI-COLOR
WHITE
NATURAL BROWN
NATURAL 3 COLOR WHITE
NATURAL 3 COLOR BLACK
WHITE & BLACK
WILD GUINEA FOWL
WILD PARTRIDGE

 
If interested in a piece please send an e-mail to : kronbali@kronbali.com
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