Cattle Herder's Hat
Artist/Maker
Fulani people
(Ghana, Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea-Conakry)
Datecollected between 1960-1973
Mediumraffia, leather and dye
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 x 8 x 15 1/4 in. (21.6 x 20.3 x 38.7 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
Object number91.0474.98
DescriptionBasketry hats in this shape are made and worn widely in the Sahel. The amount of leather embellishment is a social statement.On View
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