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Object Number:

68-35-1

Current Location:

Imagine Africa

Culture:

Bambara

Provenience:

Mali

Date Made:

1945-1968

Early Date:

1945

Late Date:

1968

Section:

African

Materials:

Hair
Wood
Reed (plant)
String

Description:

Wickerwork basket hat- "pill boc" style, with carved wooden antelope tied on top with cord. Decorated with tufts of grey animal hair, red cloth and red beads. See illustration on back of card. Made of after WWII

Credit Line:

Gift of Katherine Reswick

Current & Past Exhibitions:

African Gallery ( Aug 1995)

African Gallery (1982 - 1986)

African Gallery (1987 - 1994)

Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum (18 Sep 2011 - Jan 2013)

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