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Object Number
17-41-50/B1921
Display Title
Conical fiber hat
Descriptions
Object Description
Small basketry cap of twined grass or leaf fiber, undyed. Decorative plant fiber imbrication, dyed a darker color, accent the rim and the top. The rim is scalloped in shape with the twined ends are turned up and stitched against the body of the cap.
Inventory Description
Hat, basketry, coiled, dk brown designs, scalloped brim w/ twisted cord overlay
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bushongo
- Kuba
- Bushongo
- Kuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 18 x 9 cm (6 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B.1921
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Howe, A. C. Coolidge, and Oric Bates, 1917
Provenance
Collector
Lt. G. Mackenzie
(1890-1900)
Dealer
William O. Oldman
(1917)
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(1917)
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