Basketry Cap
Kuba (Nkutshu subgroup)

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Kuba (Nkutshu subgroup). Basketry Cap, late 19th century. Raffia (2 ply, 2 twist), height: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); diameter: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1653. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Basketry Cap
Date
late 19th century
Geography
Place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium
Raffia (2 ply, 2 twist)
Classification
Dimensions
height: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); diameter: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Accession Number
22.1653
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