Hat
AF1586
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| 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 |
| Height | 22 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 16 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 371 - Other Number |
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