Prestige Cap

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Date

20th century

Medium

Cotton, wool, and pigment

Dimensions

31.8 × 31.8 × 31.8 cm (12 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Donald Young and Shirley Weese Young

Also notable

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Portrait Figure of Metang, the 10th King of Batufam

Carved by Mbeudjang (Eastern Bangwa, active early 20th century) Bamileke Kingdom of Batufam, Cameroon Coastal West Africa

Headdress

Bamileke Cameroon Coastal West Africa