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Bamileke Society man's prestige hat (ashetu)
Bamileke Society man's prestige hat (ashetu)
Bamileke Society man's prestige hat (ashetu)
DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Bamileke Society man's prestige hat (ashetu)

NameHat
Maker Artist not recorded
CultureBamileke People
DateContemporary
Place collectedCAMEROON, Africa
MediumHandspun cotton, indigo dye
Dimensions9 × 7 in. (22.86 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of William Siegal
Object numberA.2023.8.9
Collections
DescriptionKnit technique. An example of Cameroon tradition of prestige headgear as practiced today (2017). represent an everyday, non-ceremonial style
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