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Headdress
Headdress

Headdress

late 19th century
Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of Congo
Medium/TechniqueRaffia, cowrie shells, traces of pigment
DimensionsLength x width x height: 16.5 x 20.3 x 17.8 cm (6 1/2 x 8 x 7 in.)
Black metal stand: 12.7 x 12.7 cm (5 x 5 in.)
Credit LineMarshall H. Gould Fund
Accession number2011.482
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceFebruary 20, 2004, sold by Pace Gallery, New York, to a private collector; 2011, consigned by this private collector to Andres Moraga Textile Art, Berkeley, CA; 2011, sold by Andres Moraga to the MFA. (Accession date: September 21, 2011)
Bag
18th–19th century
Woman's tunic
mid-20th century
Woman's jacket
mid-20th century
Hat
Artist Unidentified
20th century, 1950–2000
Headdress
early to mid 20th century
Navigational Chart
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
20th–mid 20th century