2011.1.1 Prestige cap (mpwa)

Despite its simple design and modest decoration, this knotted cap was considered to be a powerful charm that protected the chief from malevolent forces. Rules had to be observed regarding when it could be removed and by whom—generally the chief’s first wife.

Roslyn A. Walker, African Headwear: Beyond Fashion, Label text, 2011.

Around 1996: Joel Cooner, purchased from Belgian or French colonial collection

2003: Reoch Collection, purchased from above

2011: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Karen and John Reoch [1]

Notes:

The main source for this provenance is the Acquisition Proposal in the Collections Records object file (2011.1.1). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.

[1] See the copy of the Deed of Gift in the Collections Records object file (2011.1.1).

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