Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe)

early to mid-1900s

Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cotton
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This prestige cap combines local organic materials and imported machine-made materials like buttons.

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