Chief's hat, made of twined netted raffia with a band of loosely plaited raffia. Pommels of small shells (genus Oliva:'djimbu') said to be the currency of the Kwilu region: four on the band, one in the centre. Provenance of identical hat (1961.191) in same box: Mid Kwilu R. Area, Congo, Bayanzi?
hats (ceremonial clothing)
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