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Man’s Prestige Hat

Cameroon Grasslands, 20th century

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Man’s Prestige Hat

Cameroon Grasslands, 20th century

Physical Qualities Fiber, feathers, 8 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (21.6 x 21 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Ed DeCarbo, New York
Object Number 2012.69
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2012; Ed DeCarbo, New York, by purchase, 1996, from a Cameroonian runner, NYC
"New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," Feb 7, 2016 - May 8, 2016, BMA, Rena Hoisington.

"Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art," Dec 20, 2017 - June 17, 2018, BMA, Kevin Tervala.

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