MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Limba Hat
Object Name:
Hat, Garment, Men's
Other Name:
Garment, Homespun Cotton
Place of Origin:
Limba, Sierra Leone, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 3—3/4"

Hat is part of a set, accompanying Object ID # 2015.3.18, (Garment, Men's, Cotton).



Description:
Homespun cotton, with mud—based dye. Rust—colored, circular male hat, with tasseled top outer rim and center.
Collection:
Marianne Keown Collection
Material:
Homespun Cotton, Mud—Based Dye
Used:
Domestic Use
Technique:
Textiles
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.3.19
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