Lega
Man’s Hat
Lega, 2000
Physical Qualities
Plant fiber, clam, mussel, nut, cowrie shells, and plastic buttons, 14 x 6 1/2 x 7 in. (35.6 x 16.5 x 17.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gilbert and Jean Jackson, Potomac, Maryland
Object Number
2009.211
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2009; Gilbert and Jean Jackson, Potomac, MD
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New on View case in the Arcade," July 16, 2010-Feb 14, 2011.
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.
Kevin Tervala, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Subverting Beauty: African Anti-Aesthetics", July 15, 2018-Nov. 17, 2019.
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.
Kevin Tervala, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Subverting Beauty: African Anti-Aesthetics", July 15, 2018-Nov. 17, 2019.
"In a New Light," BMA Today, Summer 2010, p. 11, ill.
On View: Wurtzburger, Gallery
