CultureLega peoples
Titles
- Hat with Hornbill Beak
Date1925–1950
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumPlant fiber, plastic discs, mussel shells, cowry shells, hornbill skull, and cotton cloth
DimensionsOverall (on mount): 22 1/2 × 7 × 6 1/4 in. (57.2 × 17.8 × 15.9 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 number90.501
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view
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Department
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Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED at MFAH, Sterling Gallery, November 4, 1998-present PERMANENT COLLECTION INSTALLATION
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1925–1950
Plant fiber, pangolin skin, snake skin, elephant hair, glass buttons, glass beads, and feathers
90.500
1895–1905
Raffia, cotton cloth, cowry shells, glass beads, and brass bells
92.451
1880–1930
Wood, cowry shells, plant fiber, horn, and iron
91.1437
1940–1960
Wood, cowry shells, cotton cloth, sacrificial matter, plastic beads, nails, and traces of indigo
97.811.A,.B
1900–1950
Raffia cloth, glass beads, cowry shells, raffia, wood, and paint
73.89
