COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
BCM_.2001.1.36
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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.
Creator Nationality:
African
Creator Name-CRT:
Bamileke, Cameroon
Title:
Hat (Ashetu)
View:
Full view
Creation Date:
20th century
Creation Start Date:
1900
Creation End Date:
2000
Materials and Techniques:
Cotton
Classification Term:
Headgear
Creation Place:
Cameroon, Africa
Dimensions:
Height: 7 7/8" (flat); width:10 1/2" (flat)
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
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.2001-1-36.tif
