Beaded Crown (Ade) of Onijagbo Obasoro Alowolodu, Ògògà of Ikere 1890-1928. Basketry, beads, cloth, 37 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (95.9 x 24.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Caroline A.L. Pratt Fund, Frederick Loeser Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 70.109.1a-b. CC-BY Brooklyn Museum 70.109.1a-b_PS2.jpg.
Birds on the head is a subject that appears elsewhere, including south western US petroglyphs:
Minoan clay figurine at the Archaeological Museum in Heraklion with birds on her diadem. Via enthusiastical. Karphi, Crete, Greece. Postpalatial. 12th century BC.
Fig. 39. Experimental data and petroglyphs. (Left) Plasma pinch instabilities. (Right) Petroglyphs relating to birds atop posts and on the heads of man-like figures. The plasma pinch photo at the bottom has been digitally stratified for clarity. The cathode is at the top.
