Man's Prestige Hat
Artist
Bamum artist
Date20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumYarn
Dimensions(without tassels): 8 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 2 in. (21.6 × 26.7 × 5.1 cm)
(with tassels): 14 × 10 1/2 × 2 in. (35.6 × 26.7 × 5.1 cm)
(with tassels): 14 × 10 1/2 × 2 in. (35.6 × 26.7 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Asif M. Shaikh
Object number2019.24.2
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceBrian Reeves, London, UK; Sale, Edinburgh, UK, Lyon & Turnbull, African and Oceanic Art and Antiquities Sale (May 1, 2019, lot 48); sold to Asif M. Shaikh, Durham, NC; given to NCMA, 2019.
