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Beaded Hat or Headpiece
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The cowrie shell and beads on this hat were imported to central Africa.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBeaded Hat or Headpiece, early 1900s(?). Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba. Glass beads, cloth, plant fiber, and cowrie shells; overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of W. A. Price, 1942.1532
