Man's Prestige or Dance Hat
Artist
Bamileke artist
Date20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumDyed feathers and raffia mesh
Dimensions14 1/2 × 23 × 27 in. (36.8 × 58.4 × 68.6 cm)
ClassificationsNatural Substances
Credit LineGift of Asif M. Shaikh
Object number2019.24.3
On View
Not on viewProvenanceBrian 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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