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Bushoong Kuba Kingdom Kuba Kingdom, Congo, Democratic Republic of

Prestige headdress worn by senior titleholders, early 1900s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Bushoong

Title

Prestige headdress worn by senior titleholders

Year

early 1900s

Medium

Cane, raffial palm fiber; coiled, cut

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton,
  • Cowrie shell,
  • raffia,
  • glass beads

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • embellishing,
  • embellished,
  • satin weave

Dimensions

15.2 x 20.3 cm (6 x 8 inches)

Place

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2011.45.3

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Prestige headdress worn by senior titleholders with the accession number of 2011.45.3. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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