Blue velvet man's kufi-style hat embellished with gold thread

Hat (kufi)

Probably Yoruba people, Ogbomosho, Nigeria, African

1967

  • Titles Hat (kufi) (Descriptive)
  • Medium velvet, gold thread
  • Dimensions 7 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. Diam. (19.1 x 18.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Polly Clarke in memory of James A. Clarke, AFI.427.2010
  • Work Type hat
  • Classification Costume

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