Hat
AF1590
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1590 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Baluba | Bushongo | Bangongo |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Fiber |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Knotted and coiled fiber. Rim is of darker brown. Six 2.5cm lines of dark brown fiber are found on top of cap. Two lines are possibly missing . Of elder. Worn by the Bambi and Bengi. |
Height | 7 cm |
Outside Diameter | 16.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 358 - Other Number |
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