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Source 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 large metal pin like this example that pierces through the hat onto a section of hair.
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Document identity
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446516
label
Pin for a Hat
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
446516
contentType
object
title
Pin for a 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 large metal pin like this example that pierces through the hat onto a section of hair.
date
early 1900s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117246955
genreSpecific
Garment
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1
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import
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Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker
accession
1915.466.b
Source extras
tec
Metal
tombstone
Pin for a Hat, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Metal. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.466.b
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.
creditline
Educational Purchase Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 09:01:20.153000
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446516
dept
African Art
coll
African Art
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Metal
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1
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0
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photo
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