Hat
20th–mid 20th century
Object PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/TechniqueFiber, cowrie shells, beads
DimensionsHeight 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.), diameter 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund and Hy and Shirley Zaret Acquisition Fund for African Art
Accession number2015.2242
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1986, purchased in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) by Richard and Susan Lee, Kishasa, Zaire and Ridgefield, WA; 2015, sold by Richard and Susan Lee to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 2015)
late 20th century
late 20th century
early to mid 20th century
18th–19th century
mid-20th century
mid-20th century