"Chief's" Cape

Unidentified Solongo maker

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19th century

Raffia

Overall: 46 7/16 in. (118 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Rushford Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

56.55.26306

Geography

Place Made: Angola, Central Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Clothing: Outerwear

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Acquired through through Exchange no. 107 with The Rushford Collections (Dr. Edward A. Rushford, 1883-1949), Salem, Massachusetts, 1956.

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