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Hat

20th century

This hat is almost weightless and would have accented each movement of the wearer's head with a flourish of the fur tufts. It was collected in Nigeria, where Pankshin people made it out of woven raffia, leather strips and bits of fur from monkey tails.

Woven raffia, fur, leather

12 x 5 1/2 x 16 in. (30.5 x 14.0 x 40.6 cm)

Gift of Mary S. Grafious

2000.97

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Untold Story, November 14, 2003 - November 14, 2004

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