Basket
Unknown Artist
by 1928
Medium
Plant fibers and dye
Dimensions
h. 22.5 cm · diameter of top 31.6 cm
Classification
Basketry
Department
African Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Gilpin Players of Karamu House
Accession Number
1929.326
About this artwork
This woven hat looks brand new because it was one of the many items the business-savvy chief of Ekibondo had artists and artisans make for the foreigners who passed through his village.