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Document identity
localId
110832
label
Hat
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
110832
contentType
object
title
Hat
date
by 1928
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80002955
genreSpecific
Garment
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); Diameter of top: 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.)
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Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker
accession
1929.356
Source extras
tec
Plant fibers and dye
tombstone
Hat, by 1928. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu-style maker. Plant fibers and dye; overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); diameter of top: 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors, 1929.356
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 05:52:48.746000
sourceId
110832
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African Art
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African Art
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Plant fibers and dye
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1
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0
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photo
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1cf218bbcea4a553