Conical raffia hat with four lobes at the lower edge, each with with a large rust-colored pompom. The hat is formed of simple looping over a foundation element, with longer stitches forming an inverted triangle of twill ornament on each scallop. Three rows of raffia cord are stitched around the bottom using buttonhole stitch.
Man’s Cap (laket) (Democratic Republic of the Congo), late 19th–early 20th century
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