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Hat with pangolin skin (Bwami Society), Kinshasa, Zaire, 1925-50 (plant fibre, animal skin, elephant hair,...

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HST170618
Image title
Hat with pangolin skin (Bwami Society), Kinshasa, Zaire, 1925-50 (plant fibre, animal skin, elephant hair, glass and feathers)
Artist
Lega Culture (20th century) / African
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
plant fibre, animal skin, elephant hair, glass and feathers
Date
1925 AD - 1950 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
53x30.5x17.1 cms
Image description

belonged to man of highest rank, the kindi; resembles a pangolin curled into its defensive position; Pangolin scales signify piety and respect;

Photo credit
Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / gift of Louis K. Adler, John B. Brent, John T. Cater, Morton A. Cohn, Peter R. Coneway, Robert J. Cruikshank, Louis B. Cushman, James J. Elacqua, Paul M. Janicke, C. Berdon Lawrence, John F. Lynch, Michael Padon, R.A. Seale, Jr., E. Ashley Smith, and Gen / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
scaly anteater / zairean / symbolic / status / symbol / conical / headdress
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Large 6933 × 8637 px 587 × 731 mm 19.6 MB
Medium 822 × 1024 px 70 × 87 mm 983 KB

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