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Prestige Hat

Date20th century
Place madeBamenda region, Northwest province of the Cameroon Grassfields, Cameroon, Africa
MediumWool, cotton, indigo and natural dyes
Dimensions8 × 7 1/2 in. (20.32 × 19.05 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.15
Object numberA.1995.93.15
DescriptionGlobe-shaped hat with two sections consisting of an "X" with a spike pattern and stripes running down the center circling the two sections of spikes. Materials are cotton, felted wool (?), indigo and natural dyes. Color: Blue, red, on off-white ground.
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