Basketry Cap (Mpu)
Kongo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Kongo. Basketry Cap (Mpu), late 19th–early 20th century. Raffia, Height: 5 1/8 in. (13cm.) Diameter: 6 11/16 in. (17cm.). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1628. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Basketry Cap (Mpu)
Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Raffia
Classification
Dimensions
Height: 5 1/8 in. (13cm.) Diameter: 6 11/16 in. (17cm.)
Inscriptions
Purchased from M. Poncelet Museum Expedition 1922
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Accession Number
22.1628
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