Men's Prestige Hat (Ashetu)

Artist:Bamileke

Medium: Raffia fiber, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Grassfields region, Cameroon

Dates:early to mid–20th century

Dimensions: 6 11/16 x 8 1/2 in. (17 x 21.6 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of Africa

Accession Number: 2011.31.3

Catalogue Description:
Crocheted raffia fiber hat, with alternating bands of indigo dye on surface. Tufts of bound pile raffia, dyed indigo, have been sewn onto the surface in ordered rows. Condition: some loss to raffia at top of hat.

Brooklyn Museum