Bamileke
Prestige Hat
Cameroon Grasslands, Bamileke kingdom, 1900
Scroll
Bamileke
Prestige Hat
Cameroon Grasslands, Bamileke kingdom, 1900
Physical Qualities
Cotton, dye, 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Mary Cumming, Baltimore
Object Number
2010.68
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; Dr. and Mrs. Robert Cumming, Baltimore, by purchase, 1994; Dave DeRoche; Mildred and Gilbert Schneider, North American Baptist Society, 1947-1961
Comments by Appraiser Maura Kropke, of Charles Jones African Art 1/25/11-
-Purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Cumming from Mr. Dave DeRoche in 1994. Provenance from Mr. DeRoche: Collected between 1947 and 1961 by Mildred and Gilbert Schneider of North American Baptist Society. Mr. DeRoche has been a well-respected tribal Art delaer for many years.
Comments by Appraiser Maura Kropke, of Charles Jones African Art 1/25/11-
-Purchased by Mr. & Mrs. Cumming from Mr. Dave DeRoche in 1994. Provenance from Mr. DeRoche: Collected between 1947 and 1961 by Mildred and Gilbert Schneider of North American Baptist Society. Mr. DeRoche has been a well-respected tribal Art delaer for many years.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7-May 8, 2016.
