Monkey scalp hat

Museum number:
5-1588
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1302
Object count:
1
Description:
Suku cap, goat skin. 8 inch diameter. Viewed as more decorative than ordinary cloth cap.
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Suku
Culture or time period:
Suku
Materials:
Faunal remains
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Caps (headgear) and Monkeys
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Monkey scalp hat, accession number 5-1588, described as Suku cap, goat skin. 8 inch diameter. Viewed as more decorative than ordinary cloth cap.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Monkey scalp hat, accession number 5-1588, described as Suku cap, goat skin. 8 inch diameter. Viewed as more decorative than ordinary cloth cap.

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