Chief's Ceremonial Hat
Artist
Unknown African
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 ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
A732
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1925–1950
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1925–1950
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90.501
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1925–1950
Raffia, cane, other plant fibers, feathers, paint, and twine
91.1923
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1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
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1908–1912
Giant clam shell, turtle shell, stone and shell beads, and plant
86.412
Unknown African
1900–1930
Wood, glass beads, cotton cloth, nails, coconut shell beads, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1448.A,.B
