Chief's hat
Pende tribe, D.R. Congo
Fiber, mud, coins, beads, string
6.5" (16.5 cm) diameter
Early 20th century
#8047

These 'seeds' are made of small bundles of fiber dipped in mud and affixed to a spiral stitched string base. Exhibited in "Hair in African Art and Culture" at the Museum for African Art in 2000. Ex Pace Primitive.

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