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Cap (Kofia ya Kiua)

Swahili

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Swahili. Cap (Kofia ya Kiua), late 19th century. Cotton cloth, thread, height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); diameter: 7 in. (17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1608. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Culture

Title

Cap (Kofia ya Kiua)

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Place made: Kenya

Medium

Cotton cloth, thread

Classification

Dimensions

height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); diameter: 7 in. (17.8 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1608

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Artists and makers

Swahili

22 works in the collection