Hat (Kofia ya Kiua)

Swahili Zanzibar, Tanzania, or Lamu, Kenya

textileembroidery

Date

Early 20th century

Medium

Cotton, embroidered with cotton

Dimensions

11.5 × 17.8 cm (4 1/2 × 7 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of the Michael R. Mack Collection

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