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Hat, early-mid 1900s (fibers, cowrie shells, beads, elephant tail, cord)

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CVL500348
Image title
Hat, early-mid 1900s (fibers, cowrie shells, beads, elephant tail, cord)
Artist
Lega Culture (20th century) / African
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA
Medium
fibers, cowrie shells, beads, elephant tail, cord
Dimensions
h:55.9 cms
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Hats of different types, sizes, and materials figure prominently in the Lega people’s Bwami association where they indicate status and rank. Cone-shaped hats made of canvas covered with cowrie shells and surmounted by an elephant tail are worn during initiations into kindi, the highest of the five male grades. The might of Bwami members is likened to the elephant’s potentially destructive strength.

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Photo © Cleveland Museum of Art / Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund / Bridgeman Images
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20th century / Africa / wood (material) / material / mask / tail / african / beads / hat / shells / headdress / beaded / democratic republic of the congo / lega
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Medium 773 × 1024 px 65 × 87 mm 548 KB

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