id:			159002
accession number:	1995.211
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.211
updated:		2025-02-14 13:29:56.585000

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
	<i>Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms from the Donna and Robert Jackson Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. 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
	<i>The Language of Beauty in African Art</i>. 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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RELATED WORKS

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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. <em>The language of beauty in African art.</em> 2022.
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IMAGES

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