Basketry hat

Museum number:
5-4337
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050004337
Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
Coiled basketry hat (pleye or Brawaya) with brim; grass bundle foundation; shaped like pith helmet; cloth chin strap; brim diam. 29 cm.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mokolo, North Region, Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Mokolo; Mafa tribe
Culture or time period:
Mafa tribe
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Hats
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basketry hat, accession number 5-4337, described as Coiled basketry hat (pleye or Brawaya) with brim; grass bundle foundation; shaped like pith helmet; cloth chin strap; brim diam. 29 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basketry hat, accession number 5-4337, described as Coiled basketry hat (pleye or Brawaya) with brim; grass bundle foundation; shaped like pith helmet; cloth chin strap; brim diam. 29 cm.

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