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Object Number
29-76-50/H1078
Display Title
Conical fiber hat with brim
Descriptions
Object Description
Conical hat of twined plant fiber (grass, leaf fiber?) leather trimmed at the brim, on the body, and at the top. Three buttons attached at the side of the hat, and the larger knob at the peak, are covered with reptile (snake?) skin. A tanned leather strap with decorative fringe and plaited plant fiber at the bottom, is attached to the interior of the hat, held with braided leather buttons on the exterior.
Inventory Description
Hat, woven veg fiber, conical, nat/blk/brn geo bands, leather trim, fringed stra
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Fulani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Africa / Nigeria
Africa / Nigeria
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 49 x 48 cm (11 7/16 x 19 5/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
29-76-50/H1078
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1927 - 1929)
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