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Prestige Cap (Mpu) by Kongo — VisualArtsDB

Prestige Cap (Mpu)

Prestige Cap (Mpu)

1801–1925

Medium: Raffia fiber
Dimensions: 30.5 × 15.2 cm (12 × 6 in.)
Genre: textile
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

straw (plant material)costume accessoryheaddress - miscarts of Africacostume accessory - headdressraffiaAfrican TextilescostumeTextile

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