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.)
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 viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
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)
18th–19th century
mid-20th century
mid-20th century
mid-20th century
early 20th century
early to mid 20th century
