id:			148480
accession number:	1976.1057
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.1057
updated:		2025-02-14 02:18:39.793000

Headpiece (nlo-o-ngo), early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Fang style, unknown maker. Plant fibers, cloth, hair, cowrie shells, buttons, upholstery studs, and thread; overall: 15.2 x 17.8 x 20.3 cm (6 x 7 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1976.1057

title:				Headpiece (nlo-o-ngo)
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creation date:			early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1925
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Fang style, unknown maker
technique:	Plant fibers, cloth, hair, cowrie shells, buttons, upholstery studs, and thread
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 15.2 x 17.8 x 20.3 cm (6 x 7 x 8 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from Brothers-Fairmount Galleries, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?–1976
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by purchase
	date: 1976–
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