Hat/Headdress (nlo-o-ngo)

Provenance

Galerie Renaud Vanuxem, Paris; Colette and Jean-Pierre Ghysels, Couture-Saint-Germain, Belgium [c. 2000-2002]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.

Hat/Headdress (nlo-o-ngo)

Fang

Possibly 19th century

Accession Number

269206

Medium

Plant fibers, cane(?), cowrie shells, copper tacks, plastic buttons

Dimensions

20.4 × 30.5 × 20.4 cm (8 × 12 × 8 in.)

Classification

hat

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Arts of Africa Curatorial Discretionary Fund