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Dance hat
Object Number 988-18-50/12493
Display Title Dance hat
Descriptions
Object Description Hat of European trade cloth over rattan and burlap frame, with two parallel crests of iridescent feathers.
Inventory Description Hat, wood frame, covered with brown cotton cloth, floral design, feathers on top
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bété
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Materials Wood, Cotton, Rattan, Burlap, Cloth, Parrot feather
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 16.5 x 23.8 cm (10 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-18-50/12493
Provenance
Provenance Traore Mohamed (10/87-8/88)
Collector Christopher B. Steiner (10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor Christopher B. Steiner (10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)

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