Prestige Cap (Misango Mapende)
Object type: Prestige hat
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Pende peoples
Date: ca. 1950
Medium: Beads, cowrie shells, fiber backing
Dimensions: H. 6 1/4 x W. 12 1/4 x D. 11 1/2 x  Diam. 7 1/2 in. (15.9 x 31.1 x 29.2 x 19.1 cm)
Classification: Beads-Costumes
Geography:     Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Credit line: Gift of Tatiana Sochurek, 2003
Accession year: 2003