Chief's Hat

Arts of Africa

Mid–/late 20th century

Possibly Pende, for a patron in the Kasai Region
Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Pende
Title: Chief's Hat
Place: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1950–1999
Medium: Glass beads, raffia, cloth, and cotton thread
Dimensions: 15.2 × 52.1 × 25.1 cm (6 × 20 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of E. Carl Douglas and Family
Reference Number: 2012.583

Berete Hamidu, New York, N.Y., by 2010; sold to Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2010; sold to E. Carl Douglas, Chicago, Ill., 2011; given to the Art Institute, 2012.

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