Prestige Cap (Laket mishiing), 20thC, from the Kuba peoples from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sankuru River region. Created from raffia palm fibre, cotton, rocaille glass beads, hide, cowrie shells, the cap measures 29.5 x 21 x 20.6 cm. Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, credit line: The Bryce Holcombe Collection of African Decorative Art, Gift of Bryce Holcombe, 1983, Accession Number : 1983.142.2

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