Hat
1900–1929
- Medium
- Plant fibers and dye
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); Diameter of top: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- garment
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker
About
This woven hat looks brand new because it was one of the many items the business-savvy chief of Ekibondo had artists and artisans make for the foreigners who passed through his village.