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Cap - old and worn
Object Number 17-41-50/B1915
Display Title Cap - old and worn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven fiber hat, multiple patterns, cowry shell ornamentation, pointed extension
Classification
  • Hat
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Fiber, Shell, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 16.5 x 13.6 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B.1915
Provenance
Collector Lt. G. Mackenzie
Donor Donated by Mr. Oric Bates (07/1917)

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