Hat

Object number81.17.1155

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988.

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions5 1/8 in. (13 cm) Diam.: 7 5/16 in.

MediumCloth and feathers

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