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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Cattle Herder's Hat
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Cattle Herder's Hat

Artist/Maker (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.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Fulani people
    ca. 1960
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hausa people
    19th to 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamana people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Zulu people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Kuba people
    mid 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hausa people
    19th to 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    mid 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Akan people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    collected between 1960-1973