Prestige cap (laket kupash)
Prestige cap (laket kupash)

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Prestige cap (laket kupash),

20th century

Kuba artist
1998-738
Hats and their materials often signal individual wealth and achievement or identify a political, leadership, or religious position. This Kuba hat, known as a laket kupash, is decorated with drawn beads and cowrie shells and was worn by male members of the royal family.

Information

Title
Prestige cap (laket kupash)
Dates

20th century

Maker
Kuba artist
Medium
Glass beads, cowrie shells, metal, raffia, and probably burlap
Dimensions
h. 13.3 cm., diam. 18.0 cm. (5 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-738
Place Made

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Culture
African, Kuba (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Type
hats, regalia
Materials
metal, beads, burlap, glass, cowrie shell, raffia
Techniques
beading (process), sewing
Subject
cones, blue

John B. Elliott, New York, NY; Princeton University Art Museum, 1998

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