Bamileke, Cameroon / Hat (Ashetu) / 20th century

Bamileke, Cameroon
Hat (Ashetu)
20th century
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Creator Nationality: African
Creator Name-CRT: Bamileke, Cameroon
Title: Hat (Ashetu)
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Creation Start Date: 1900
Creation End Date: 2000
Creation Date: 20th century
Creation Place: Cameroon, Africa
Object Type: Costume and Jewelry
Classification Term: Headgear
Materials and Techniques: Cotton
Dimensions: Height: 7 7/8" (flat); width:10 1/2" (flat)
Description: Man's tightly knit tan cotton hat; three raised dark blue stripes around headband; dark blue center stripe over top of head; broad blue band encircling each side of hat; side areas within blue band filled with many loosely knit projecting burls; each burl with blue border at base; round ball of yarn tied on looped yarn at center rear of hat.
AMICA Contributor: Brooklyn Children's Museum
Owner Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
ID Number: 2001.1.36
Credit Line: Gift of an anonymous donor, 2001
Rights: http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html
Context: The ashetu is a man's prestige hat worn at non-Islamic festivals. With its projecting burls on the sides, the hat recalls a once-common Grasslands style of wrapped, tufted hair. The burls are filled with wood plugs; in more elaborate versions of this hat, they are striped blue and tipped with red. Grasslands men are expected to wear a head covering in public with their daily dress as well as for festivals. Many styles of hat are worn.
AMICA ID: BCM_.2001.1.36
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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