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Pin for a Hat
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Titled Kuba men and prominent women wear the laket , a small ornate dome-shaped hat. An essential fashion item of adult men in good social standing, it focuses special attention on the head as a significant marker of individual identity, ethnic affiliation, status, and role in society. This prestige object is secured on the crown of the head with a large metal pin like this example that pierces through the hat onto a section of hair.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePin for a Hat, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Metal. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.466.b
