Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu)
Object type: Hat
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Lega peoples
Date: 19th–20th century
Medium: Cane, cowrie shells, boar tusk
Dimensions: H x W x D: 15 15/16 x 6 x 8 1/2in. (40.6 x 15.2 x 21.6cm)
Classification: Beads-Costumes
Geography:     Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klejman, 1960
Accession year: 1978