Hat with Pangolin Skin

CultureLega peoples
Titles
  • Hat with Pangolin Skin
Date1925–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumPlant fiber, pangolin skin, snake skin, elephant hair, glass buttons, glass beads, and feathers
DimensionsOverall (on mount): 20 7/8 × 12 × 6 3/4 in. (53 × 30.5 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Louis K. Adler, John B. Brent, John T. Cater, Morton A. Cohn, Peter R. Coneway, Robert J. Cruikshank, Louis B. Cushman, James J. Elacqua, Paul M. Janicke, C. Berdon Lawrence, John F. Lynch, Michael Padon, R.A. Seale, Jr., E. Ashley Smith, and Gene M. Woodfin in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 1990"
Object number90.500
Non exposé

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Department
African Art
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe; [Joel Cooner Gallery, Dallas]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION

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