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Diagonal barometer and thermometer
View through The Met
Wood walnut veneer; mercury (removed)
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Irwin Untermyer 1964
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Cap of a courtier
Cap of a courtier
According to the collector's information, the hat is a 'prince's hat' and was worn as a badge of honour in the Lower Congo. According to the information on the N.A.M. map, the hat ...
Knotted raffia ministerial hat, dignity badge
Knotted raffia ministerial hat, dignity badge
The (state) cap was used by the Vili and Yombe from Congo. The acceptance of a certain office also meant that one received a hat (mpu), the symbol of the office. \The heads of prov...
Knotted raffia ministerial hat, dignity badge
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The (state) cap was used by the Vili and Yombe from Congo. The acceptance of a certain office also meant that one received a hat (mpu), the symbol of the office. \The heads of prov...
Anthropomorphic female figurine (modern forgery?)
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Wall barometer-thermometer
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Handkerchief decorated with cutwork, Flanders, 1600-1620. Handkerchief of linen, with a broad border of cutwork decoration. Repeating pattern of lozenge-shaped compartments, outlined by diagonal stems with rosettes at the intersections, and each filled wi
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