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Hat with Hornbill Beak

Hat with Hornbill Beak

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Hat with Hornbill Beak
Artist
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
African Art
Object Type
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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