DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Prestige Hat
NameHat
CultureBamenda people
Date20th Century
Place madeBamenda region, Northwest province of the Cameroon Grassfields, Cameroon, Africa
MediumWool, natural dyes, wood pith
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 9 x 7 in. (19.05 x 22.86 x 17.78 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.
Object numberA.1995.93.19
DescriptionGlobe shaped hat with two sections of spikes on the sides of the hat and stripe patterning running down the center dividing the two sections of spikes in half. Color: Blue, off-white ground. Technique: knitting or crocheting techniques. Materials: Cotton, indigo, wood pith
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