Chief's Ceremonial Hat

CultureBamileke peoples
Titles
  • Chief's Ceremonial Hat
Date1900–1930
Made inCameroon
MediumPlant fibers, cloth, beads
DimensionsOverall: 17 × 12 × 12 in. (43.2 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. John P. Bullington, by exchange
Object number2012.263
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view

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Department
African Art
Provenance[Gail Martin Gallery, New York, 2011–2012]; purchased by MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
A732

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