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Object Number 22-2-50/B3617
Display Title Decorated wig
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hat, wicker base, fur lined interior, braided hair, cowrie, glass bead, button e
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ntum
  • Ntumu
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 21 x 24 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-3617
Provenance
Collector George Schwab (1922 - 1922)

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