Caption

Bamana. Hat, late 19th–early 20th century. Porcupine quills, cloth, horn, leather, pig or cows ears, 17 x 11 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (43.2 x 29.2 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Mortimer F. Shapiro Trust, 2003.49.1.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Bamana

Title

Hat

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Mali

Medium

Porcupine quills, cloth, horn, leather, pig or cows ears

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

17 x 11 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (43.2 x 29.2 x 34.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Mortimer F. Shapiro Trust

Accession Number

2003.49.1

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