DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Prestige Hat

NameHat

CultureBamenda people

Date20th century AD

Place madeBamenda region, Northwest province of the Cameroon Grassfields, Cameroon, Africa

MediumWool, natural dyes, wood

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 9 x 8 in. (19.685 x 22.86 x 20.32 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.

Object numberA.1995.93.18

Collections

Africa.

DescriptionKnitted hat with two sections of 1" spikes with stripes that run through the center of the hat dividing the two sections of spikes. Color: Rust, dark indigo blue. Technique: Crocheting or knitting(?) techniques. Materials: Cotton, natural dyes, wood pith