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Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesDewey, William J., "Catalogue 54: Hat (Mukuba Wa Maseza), Lega People, Democratic Republic of the Congo” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-54.
Skull cap with buttons
Artist
Unknown artist(s)
Date20th century
MediumFiber, ivory, and elephant tail
DimensionsOverall Inches: 7-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 7 inches; Overall Centimeters: 19.1 x 16.5 x 17.8 cm
Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis in memory of Margaret F. Plass
Object number2016.170
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameDecorative arts
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureLega people
NationalityCongolese
GeographyDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
On View
On viewCentury
- Twentieth