Beaded hat from the south-western Democratic Republic of Congo & it's border with north-eastern Angola & north-western Zambia.

Originally part of the regalia worn by a Yaka or a Suku regional chief (mfumu misala).

The form & materials of Yaka & Suku beaded hats resulted from the complex political relationships that existed between the ancient Lunda empire & the peoples they conquered ...

https://dma.org/art/collection/object/5169847

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