Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe)
early to mid-1900s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe), early to mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker. Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cotton; overall: 35.8 x 26.7 x 19.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1995.211 This prestige cap combines local organic materials and imported machine-made materials like buttons.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Garment
- Formatted Medium
- Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cotton
- Dimensions
- Overall: 35.8 x 26.7 x 19.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1995.211
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Language of Beauty in African Art, Western Reserve Historical Society (4/24/2004 - 11/27/2004): 'Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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