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Document identity
localId
110834
label
Hat
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
110834
contentType
object
title
Hat
date
before 1929
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80002960
genreSpecific
Garment
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); Diameter of top: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.)
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Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker
accession
1929.358
Source extras
tec
Plant fibers and dye
tombstone
Hat, before 1929. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker. Plant fibers and dye; overall: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); diameter of top: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors, 1929.358
collection
African Art
didYouKnow
This woven hat looks brand new because it was one of the many items the business-savvy chief of Ekibondo had artists and artisans make for the foreigners who passed through his village.
creditline
Gift of the African Art Sponsors
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2026-05-29 05:52:50.699000
sourceId
110834
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African Art
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African Art
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Plant fibers and dye
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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