Hat
Object Number:
AF1586
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Bankutu
Provenience:
Zaire
Kasai District
Belgian Congo
Section:
African
Materials:
Plant Fiber
Description:
Brown; tightly woven cap; 3/4 of body of cap is of woven large and small triangular pleats; front-rim is decorated with woven large diamonds and two horizontal rows of small triangular pleats; 9 1/2 cm cylindrical piece protrudes from crown, ornamented with a zigzag pattern.
Card States-Chieftain's, ceremonial
Credit Line:
Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff
Other Number:
Bibliography:
[Journal] Hall, H. U. "The African Collections" Vol.: Vol. 3, No. 6. : Page/Fig./Plate: 157
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