Prestige Cap (Ashetu)

Bamileke or Bamum Cameroon

Date

Early 20th century

Medium

Cotton and wool

Dimensions

21 × 18.5 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of the Michael R. Mack Collection in memory of Edwardo DeRon Tartt

Also notable

Works in the same vein

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

Ndop Display Cloth

Bamum Foumban, Cameroon Grassfields