Headdress (Mpu, of a Mfumu Kanda)

Unidentified Kongo maker
Kingdom of Kongo

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19th century

Raffia, possibly pineapple fiber

Overall: 3 5/16 × 6 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (8.4 × 16.3 × 16.3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund

997.20.30354

Geography

Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Clothing: Headwear

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Course History

AAAS 11, Introduction to African Studies, Naaborko Sackeyfio, Spring 2013

ARTH 16.2, Picasso: The Vollard Suite, Michael R.Taylor, Fall 2013

Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023

Exhibition History

Evolving Perspectives: Highlights from the African Art Collection at the Hood Museum of Art, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26, 2013-April 6, 2014.

Resonances of Power, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 12, 1998-February 28, 1999.

Provenance

Jacques Hautelet (1931-2014), La Jolla, California; sold to present collection, 1997.

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