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Hat, possibly early 1900s (raffia, glass beads, cowrie shells, cloth)

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CVL500262
Image title
Hat, possibly early 1900s (raffia, glass beads, cowrie shells, cloth)
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Kuba Culture / African
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA
Medium
raffia, glass beads, cowrie shells, cloth
Dimensions
h:29.00 w:23.00 d:23.00 cms
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Hats are important visual indicators of Kuba ideas about rank and leadership. The basic form of most Kuba hats is a domed cap that is made of raffia fiber following a basketry technique called coiling. The tall, conical kalyeem hat is the privilege of senior titleholders. The most elaborate hats are used to dress the deceased at the funeral display and are later buried with the body.

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Photo © Cleveland Museum of Art / John L. Severance Fund / Bridgeman Images
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20th century / Africa / clothes / mask / object / african / tribal / mixed media / clothing / headdress / democratic republic of the congo / kuba
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Medium 777 × 1024 px 66 × 87 mm 830 KB

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