Photo of collection object Wig (uyembe matota, wiyembe, or pulumba) — Wig (uyembe matota, wiyembe, or pulumba), early to mid 1900s. Plant fiber, pelt, and clay, Overall: 12.7 x 24.8 x 27.3 cm (5 x 9 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.). The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, 2007.1. CC0.

Wig (uyembe matota, wiyembe, or pulumba)

early to mid 1900s

Maker Unknown

African Art

Wig (uyembe matota, wiyembe, or pulumba), early to mid 1900s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe, early to mid 20th century. Plant fiber, pelt, and clay; overall: 12.7 x 24.8 x 27.3 cm (5 x 9 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust 2007.1

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Garment
Formatted Medium: Plant fiber, pelt, and clay
Medium: plant, fiber, pelt, clay
Dimensions: Overall: 12.7 x 24.8 x 27.3 cm (5 x 9 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
Departments: African Art
Accession Number: 2007.1
Credit Line: The Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Rights Statement: CC0

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