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Woman's Hat (isicholo)
Woman's Hat (isicholo)

Woman's Hat (isicholo)

Date20th century
MediumPlant fiber, cloth, ochre pigment, fat
Dimensions16 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (42.5 x 42.5 x 12.1 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Charles Jones African Art
Object number2000.8
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCharles Jones African Art, Wilmington, NC; given to NCMA 2000.Published ReferencesMary Ellen Soles, "Accent on Africa: Recent Acquisitions of African Art," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (March/April 2003), mentioned 9.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Accent on Africa: Recent Acquisitions of African Art," April 6-August 10, 2003, brochure no. 8, illus. (b-w).
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