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Beaver hat with metal box
Object Number 37-60-50/3280
Display Title Beaver hat with metal box
Descriptions
Object Description Chief's hat of beaver enclosed in oval tin hat box.
Inventory Description Hat, black fur with golden brocade band and brim, red lettering, wide brim
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Materials Fur, Synthetic fiber
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 41.5 x 45.5 cm (5 1/2 x 16 5/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-60-50/3280; Nanna. Governor of Benin
Provenance
Dealer William O. Oldman
Collector Mr. Oric Bates (1917)
Donor Mrs. Oric Bates (07/03/1937)

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