Hat with Pangolin Skin

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CultureLega peoples

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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

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Department

African Art

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CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

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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