id: 159002
accession number: 1995.211
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.211
updated: 2024-03-26 02:00:28.064000
Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe), early to mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker. Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cotton; overall: 35.8 x 26.7 x 19.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1995.211
title: Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe)
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creation date: early to mid-1900s
creation date earliest: 1900
creation date latest: 1975
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creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker
technique: Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cotton
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Garment
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measurements: Overall: 35.8 x 26.7 x 19.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.)
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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).
title: The Language of Beauty in African Art
opening date: 2022-04-03T04:00:00
The Language of Beauty in African Art. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (April 3-July 31, 2022) https://kimbellart.org/exhibition/language-beauty-african-art; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (November 20, 2022-February 27, 2023) https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9344/the-language-of-beauty-in-african-art.
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': '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"', 'opening_date': '2004-04-24T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, CA
date: until 1995
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH by purchase
date: 1995 to present
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CITATIONS
Rondeau, James, Constantijn Petridis, Yaëlle Biro, Herbert M. Cole, Kassim Kone, Babatunde Lawal, Wilfried Van Damme, and Susan Mullin Vogel. The language of beauty in African art. 2022.
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.211/1995.211_web.jpg
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