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Unknown Maker, Bushoong

Royal prestige headdress and hat pin

Maker

Unknown Maker, Bushoong

Culture

Bushoong, Kuba Kingdom

Title

Royal prestige headdress and hat pin

Year

1900s

Medium

  • cotton,
  • raffia palm fiber,
  • cowrie shells,
  • glass beads; plain weave,
  • coiled,
  • embellished

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • cotton,
  • raffia palm fiber,
  • cowrie shells,
  • glass beads; plain weave,
  • coiled,
  • embellished

Materials

cotton, raffia, Cowrie shell, glass beads

Geography

Place Made: Congo, Democratic Republic of

Dimensions

11.4 x 17.8 cm (4 1/2 x 7 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2011.45.1

Type

  • Costume Accessories

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Unknown Maker, Bushoong
Royal prestige headdress and hat pin, 1900s
Cotton, raffia palm fiber, cowrie shells, glass beads; plain weave, coiled, embellished
11.4 x 17.8 cm (4 1/2 x 7 inches)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 2011.45.1

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