id:			164433
accession number:	2005.56
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2005.56
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:59.104000

Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu), early to mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker. Plant fibers, elephant rawhide and hair, cowrie shells, glass beads, and cord; overall: 52.1 x 21.6 x 39.4 cm (20 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2005.56

title:				Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu)
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creation date:			early to mid-1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker
technique:	Plant fibers, elephant rawhide and hair, cowrie shells, glass beads, and cord
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 52.1 x 21.6 x 39.4 cm (20 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

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PROVENANCE

	(Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: until 2005
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2005–
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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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