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accession number:	1915.465.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.465.a
updated:		2022-01-04 18:17:41.021000

Hat (laket), Early 1900s. Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, Early 20th century. Raffia and dye; overall: 11.4 x 16.2 x 16.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1915.465.a

title:				Hat (laket)
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creation date:			Early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1915
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creditline:			Educational Purchase Fund
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culture:	Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba peoples, Early 20th century
technique:	Raffia and dye
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 11.4 x 16.2 x 16.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
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Titled Kuba men and prominent women wear the <em>laket</em>, a small ornate dome-shaped hat. An essential fashion item of adult men in good social standing, it focuses special attention on the head as a significant marker of individual identity, ethnic affiliation, status, and role in society. This prestige object is secured on the crown of the head with a nine-and-a-half-inch metal pin that pierces through the hat onto a clump of hair. The laket is made from raffia palm fiber coiled into threads and woven in two alternating patterns and contrasting light and dark (dyed) wefts. There are two examples of the laket: the plain type with the flat top, and the more elaborate type called the<em> laket mishiing</em>.
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