Jimi Hendrix’s pink feather boa could fetch up to £15,000 at auction. The star wore the accessory during his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival, which catapulted him to fame in 1967.
He gave the item to photographer Karl Ferris on his return to London after the festival. Ferris is now selling the object in the run-up to the 50th anniversary of Hendrix’s death, aged just 27, on September 18.
He said Hendrix had an affectionate name for the item, which he also wore on an album cover. “Jimi called it his ‘Magic Boa’ because it brought him much luck… as he wore it on… Are You Experienced and at his best ever concert, Monterey Pop,” Ferris said. “As a tribute to the great man I thought it would be the right time to offer the ‘Magic Boa’
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