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ID number: BIRRC-D0341 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Title / Object name: Man's cap Object type: Clothing Place made: Nigeria Culture: Hausa Materials: Cotton Measurements: 18.5 x 26 cm |
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This mans cap is made from narrow-loom woven cotton strips (8.5 cms wide) of the type called 'saki' (alternating warp threads in indigo and white, weft in pale blue and indigo). The lining is produced in machine-woven cotton baft. It was collected N. Cameroons before 1928. |
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