id: 157556 accession number: 1994.88 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.88 updated: 2021-01-05 10:02:35.623000 Cap, early 1900s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, early 20th century. Plant fibers, cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, and copper alloy; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1994.88 title: Cap title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: early 1900s creation date earliest: 1900 creation date latest: 1925 current location: creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba, early 20th century technique: Plant fibers, cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, and copper alloy department: African Art collection: African Art type: Garment find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art opening date: 2004-04-24T00:00:00 Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 24, 2004-March 15, 2005). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Western Reserve Historical Society (4/24/2004 - 11/27/2004): 'Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art" --- PROVENANCE (Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, CA) date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Costumes worn by the Kuba king, members of his family, and the nobility are spectacular. Raffia cloth, leopard skin, feathers, beads, and cowrie shells are combined in magnificent ensembles used for specific ceremonial roles. Beaded caps of this sort are worn only by members of the royal family. When not in use, they are preserved in royal storehouses. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions to the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection,” August 26, 1994, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. page number: url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr3900/page/n1 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.88/1994.88_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.88/1994.88_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1994.88/1994.88_full.tif