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Knitted fiber cap with parallel lines of blue and white. Each side has an area of 7 rows of 1.5 inch knobs, (wood burls that support the fabric) each end covered with either green or red circles. Some repaired with felt. Discoloration and fading, but overall colors are vivid.
Man's Prestige Hat (ashetu)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Man's Prestige Hat (ashetu)

Maker Bamum Artist
Date20th century
Place of originCameroon
MediumFiber, wood
Dimensions9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (23.5 x 23.5 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineGift of Norma Canelas Roth and William D. Roth
Object number2011.75.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionKnitted fiber cap with parallell lines of blue and white. Each side has an area of 7 rows of 1.5 inch knobs, (wood burls that support the fabric) each end covered with either green or red circles. Some repaired with felt. Discoloration and fading, but overall colors are vivid.
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