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Object Number
83-14-50/30199
Display Title
Fiber cap, knot-work
Descriptions
Object Description
Grass cloth cap, Knotted cap of grass or other vegetal fiber. Cap is constructed in a spiral orientation (clockwise) from top center down to the sides and lower edge. Cap's crown is completed in open and closed slipknot stithes for 9 cm diameter. The sides are formed by a knotting technique that is very tight and regular; small zigzag lines and lozenge shaped motifs are formed by looping and raised knots by wrapping. These motifs are structurally integral to the cap. Eight lozenges appear at upper area with zigzag lines alternating up or down. The second pattern area is completed with some lozenges set as pairs (see photographs). The finely spun (2 ply Z) fiber cord may possibly be a grass fiber or leaf fiber. The lower border is completed most likely [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Woven cotton hat, open-weave at top, geometric designs, brown.
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Angola
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Soando
Materials
Vegetable fiber ,
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (5 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John D. Sparhawk, 1883
Provenance
Collector
Mr. John B. Sparhawk
(1857)
Donor
Mrs. John B. Sparhawk
(06/1883)
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