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Titled Kuba men and prominent women wear the <em>laket</em>, a small ornate dome-shaped hat. An essential fashion item of adult men in good social standing, it focuses special attention on the head as a significant marker of individual identity, ethnic affiliation, status, and role in society. This prestige object is secured on the crown of the head with a nine-and-a-half-inch metal pin that pierces through the hat onto a clump of hair. The laket is made from undyed raffia palm fiber that was then coiled into threads and woven. There are two examples of the laket: the plain type with the flat top, and the more elaborate type called the<em> laket mishiing</em>.
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446515
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Hat
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object
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446515
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object
title
Hat
description
Titled Kuba men and prominent women wear the <em>laket</em>, a small ornate dome-shaped hat. An essential fashion item of adult men in good social standing, it focuses special attention on the head as a significant marker of individual identity, ethnic affiliation, status, and role in society. This prestige object is secured on the crown of the head with a nine-and-a-half-inch metal pin that pierces through the hat onto a clump of hair. The laket is made from undyed raffia palm fiber that was then coiled into threads and woven. There are two examples of the laket: the plain type with the flat top, and the more elaborate type called the<em> laket mishiing</em>.
date
early 1900s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117246953
genreSpecific
Garment
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10.8 x 16.8 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.)
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Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker
accession
1915.466.a
Source extras
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Raffia and dye
tombstone
Hat, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Raffia and dye; overall: 10.8 x 16.8 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.466.a
collection
African Art
citations
citation
Nzewi, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. <em>Second Careers : Two Tributaries in African Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 19, fig. 4.
citation
Nzewi, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. <em>Second Careers : Two Tributaries in African Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2019
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 19, fig. 4.
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Educational Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 09:01:26.298000
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446515
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African Art
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African Art
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Raffia and dye
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photo
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