DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Prestige Hat

NameHat

CultureBamenda people

Date20th Century

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

MediumWool, natural dyes, wood pith

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 9 x 7 in. (19.05 x 22.86 x 17.78 cm)

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

Object numberA.1995.93.19

Collections

Africa.

DescriptionGlobe shaped hat with two sections of spikes on the sides of the hat and stripe patterning running down the center dividing the two sections of spikes in half. Color: Blue, off-white ground. Technique: knitting or crocheting techniques. Materials: Cotton, indigo, wood pith