"Kuba men (& some women) show their title & status with hats & hat accessories. The male owner of this heavily beaded & shell-covered hat (kalyeem) had a senior title. Technically & aesthetically, beaded Kuba hats & masks have much in common; artists specializing in beading techniques had the skills to make both, using imported beads & shells"

Source : Cleveland Museum of Art

https://www.instagram.com/p/CyyQw6LoxXR/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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from the Cleveland Museum of Art :

"Kuba men (and some women) show their title and status with hats and hat accessories. The male owner of this heavily beaded and shell-covered hat (kalyeem) had a senior title. Technically and aesthetically, beaded Kuba hats and masks have much in common; artists specializing in beading techniques had the skills to make both, using imported beads and shells"

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvZ-kvBoMSJ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

#BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryofBeads #Kalyeem #Kuba #Beadwork