The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Cap

Cap

early 1900s
Plant fibers, cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, and copper alloy
Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1994.88
Location: not on view

Description

Costumes worn by the Kuba king, members of his family, and the nobility are spectacular. Raffia cloth, leopard skin, feathers, beads, and cowrie shells are combined in magnificent ensembles used for specific ceremonial roles. Beaded caps of this sort are worn only by members of the royal family. When not in use, they are preserved in royal storehouses.
  • (Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, CA)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions to the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection,” August 26, 1994, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 24, 2004-March 15, 2005).
    Western Reserve Historical Society (4/24/2004 - 11/27/2004): 'Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art"
  • {{cite web|title=Cap|url=false|author=|year=early 1900s|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1994.88