CultureKuba peoples, Bushoong group
Titles
- Kalyeem (Beaded Headdress)
Datec. 1900
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
MediumRaffia, cotton cloth, cowry shells, and glass beads
Dimensions10 11/16 × 6 1/2 × 6 in. (27.1 × 16.5 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll
Object number2022.110
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
Exposé
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Department
African ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryElephant: The Animal and Its Ivory in African Culture, Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, September 30, 1992-May 16, 1993.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, permanent exhibition, August 4, 1998-August 26, 2014; April 23, 2015-present.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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1895–1905
Raffia, cotton cloth, cowry shells, glass beads, and brass bells
92.451
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
1925–1950
Plant fiber, plastic discs, mussel shells, cowry shells, hornbill skull, and cotton cloth
90.501
1900–1950
Cotton cloth, flannel, glass beads, raffia cloth, indigo dye, and cane (?)
97.341
c. 1870–1900
Hide, softened and dyed porcupine quills, beads, cotton cloth, thread, and tin cones
2022.54.A,.B
