GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
Fun fact is from the label for Hornbill beak hat, 55.2010.6
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Lega: AAT: 300016404
Geography
Democratic Republic of the Congo (nation): TGN: 1000159
Process/materials
basketry: AAT: 300053590
palm fiber: AAT: 300014049
cowrie shell: AAT: 300011834
shell (animal material): AAT: 300011829
boars (animals/sus scrofa species): AAT: 300250112
tusks (animal components): AAT: 300400464
camwood (wood): AAT: 300262510
Historical periods
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
social structure: AAT: 300055473
hats (headgear): AAT: 300046106
hats (headgear): AAT: 300046106
ceremonial costume: AAT: 300210387
ornaments: AAT: 300266794
ornaments: AAT: 300266794
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Joel M. Cooner, Dallas [1]
1991: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Professional Members League, purchase from above
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts acquisition record, dated June 25, 1991, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documents are noted.
[1] See the invoice from Joel Cooner addressed to Carol Robbins of the Dallas Museum of Art, dated January 24, 1992, copy in object file.
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
IMAGE ASSETS
WEB RESOURCES
- University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art~Explore the history and arts of the Lega.
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
- The ornaments on hats associated with the Bwami association give visual form to verbal expressions. For example, the presence of a hornbill atop a hat may refer to the saying "Hornbill, the miserable one, has tried to imitate the call of animals," conveying the notion that a member lacked character, knowledge, or family support to advance to the next level in Bwami.
TEACHING IDEAS
RULES
Apply to objects where number equals 1992.19
Category
rules_operator
AND
General Description
Fun Facts
- The ornaments on hats associated with the Bwami association give visual form to verbal expressions. For example, the presence of a hornbill atop a hat may refer to the saying "Hornbill, the miserable one, has tried to imitate the call of animals," conveying the notion that a member lacked character, knowledge, or family support to advance to the next level in Bwami.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Fun fact is from the label for Hornbill beak hat, 55.2010.6
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Lega: AAT: 300016404
Geography
Democratic Republic of the Congo (nation): TGN: 1000159
Process/materials
basketry: AAT: 300053590
palm fiber: AAT: 300014049
cowrie shell: AAT: 300011834
shell (animal material): AAT: 300011829
boars (animals/sus scrofa species): AAT: 300250112
tusks (animal components): AAT: 300400464
camwood (wood): AAT: 300262510
Historical periods
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
social structure: AAT: 300055473
hats (headgear): AAT: 300046106
hats (headgear): AAT: 300046106
ceremonial costume: AAT: 300210387
ornaments: AAT: 300266794
ornaments: AAT: 300266794
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Joel M. Cooner, Dallas [1]
1991: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Professional Members League, purchase from above
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts acquisition record, dated June 25, 1991, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file. Exceptions and supporting documents are noted.
[1] See the invoice from Joel Cooner addressed to Carol Robbins of the Dallas Museum of Art, dated January 24, 1992, copy in object file.
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
rules
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Objects
number
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1992.19
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