Hat
AF1578
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1578 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bankutu |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Brown; body of cap is twined; 18cm long appendage protrudes from right side and a 14cm appendage protrudes from the left side; the left side piece contains a type of fiber (stick or reed), this is seen from the inner side of object; on back of hat, adjacent to one and other are two 5cm long appendages; a similar piece of fiber is found in one of the two small appendages on the back of the cap top of hat is crocheted; protruding from crown is a 7cm in heighth cylindrical piece; Card States-Chieftains' Ceremonial |
| Height | 15 cm |
| Length | 50 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 367 - Other Number |
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