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Man's Prestige Hat
Man's Prestige Hat

Man's Prestige Hat

DateLate 19th–20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumOrganic fibers, porcupine quills, and feathers
Dimensions15 × 20 × 20 1/2 in. (38.1 × 50.8 × 52.1 cm)
ClassificationsNatural Substances
Credit LineGift of Asif M. Shaikh
Object number2019.24.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceBrian Reeves, London, UK; Sale, Edinburgh, UK, Lyon & Turnbull, African and Oceanic Art and Antiquities Sale (May 1, 2019, lot 44); sold to Asif M. Shaikh, Durham, NC; given to NCMA, 2019.
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