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Prestige Cap (mpu ngola) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Prestige Cap (mpu ngola)

Unrecorded maker

late 1800s–early 1900s · Garment, Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and leopard claws

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Cap by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cap

Unrecorded maker

early 1900s · Garment, Plant fibers, cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, and copper alloy

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Cap by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cap

Unrecorded maker

1800s · Garment, Velvet embroidered with gilt-silver–wrapped silk thread (zari); silk: lining; rubies, pearls, and spinels

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Brush with Carved Designs (brush cap) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Brush with Carved Designs (brush cap)

Unrecorded maker

1573–1619 · Wood, carved bamboo

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Cap by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cap

Unrecorded maker

1300s · Textile, lampas, quilted: silk

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Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe)

Unrecorded maker

early to mid-1900s · Garment, Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cotton

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Cap with Striped Inscribed Silk by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cap with Striped Inscribed Silk

Unrecorded maker

1300s · Textile, Silk

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Chariot Handle Bar Cap by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Chariot Handle Bar Cap

Unrecorded maker

475–221 BCE · Metalwork, bronze inlaid with silver

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Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu)

Unrecorded maker

early to mid-1900s · Garment, Plant fibers, elephant rawhide and hair, cowrie shells, glass beads, and cord

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