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Object Number 988-18-50/12472
Display Title Hat
Descriptions
Object Description Conical hat of red cotton cloth over fiber with cowrie shells stitched over surface. 3 "tongues" of fabric stitched with white beads hang from tip of hat which is capped with piece of pierced metal. White and blue glass beads on rim of hat and beneath "tongues."
Inventory Description Woven hat, conical, covered with cowrie shells, extension on top.
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kuba?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 16 x 19.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-18-50/12472
Provenance
Collector Christopher B. Steiner (10/1987-08/1988)
Donor Christopher B. Steiner (12/06/1988)

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