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

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Basketry Cap

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Raffia (2 ply, 2 twist)

Classification

Clothing

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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