Bamileke
Dignitary’s Hat (Ashetu)
Cameroon Grasslands, Bamileke kingdom, 1900
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Bamileke
Dignitary’s Hat (Ashetu)
Cameroon Grasslands, Bamileke kingdom, 1900
Physical Qualities
Cotton, wool, plant fiber, 8 x 7 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Mary Cumming, Baltimore
Object Number
2010.67
with two black and red tassels on cords attached to brim of hat
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; Dr. and Mrs. Robert Cumming, Baltimore, by purchase, 1993; Mona Gavigan, Washington, DC
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," Feb. 7 -May 8, 2016.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," Feb. 7 -May 8, 2016.
