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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3939
Title
Hats: left: bark cloth, leather, feather, cord, dye, 10.9 inches (width) x 8.2 inches (height), Azande; right: loofah, hide with fur, hide, and owl feathers, H 8.0 in x D 9.8 in, Meje Medje
Description
Hats from the Uele region incorporate a variety of techniques and materials.The hat at left features intricate basketry work, including loops and a ribbonlike border. The other one is made from the loofah plant.
Materials (left): Barkcloth, feather, leather, dye, cord.
Materials (right): Louffa, feather, fur.
Left: Niangara, 1913
Right: Medje, 1910
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1910 (collected), 1913 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Hats
Physical dimensions
Left: L:46 W:28 H:21.1 (in CM)
Right: H:20.6 D:25.2 (in CM)
City Town
Medje
,
Niangara
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3939
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/1442, 90.1/4712
Rights Statement
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 129.
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