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Prestige Cap (Laket mishiing)

1900–1925
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Prestige Cap (Laket mishiing)
  • Date: 1900–1925
  • Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa
  • Culture: Kuba
  • Medium: Raffia palm fiber
  • Dimensions: Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Beads-Costumes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lilly Daché, 1974
  • Object Number: 1974.83.45
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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