Chief’s Hat

2014.03.0290

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Artifact Identification Chief’s Hat   (2014.03.0290)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Symbols
  4. :
  5. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Kuba
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 199.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 9.57 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) .98 cm
Weight 1043 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Textile, Plant--Fiber, Animal--Invertebrate--Shell--Cowrie
Manufacturing Processes Beaded, Textile--Hand/Loom Woven, Textile--Hand Sewn

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Arnoldi, Mary Jo and Christine Mullen Kreamer. Crowning Achievements: African Arts of Dressing the Head. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1995.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction N/A

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