Mandingo Cap
A Mandingo cotton embroidered cap. It is decorated with five rectangular side panels with a central diamond shape, and three panels on the flat top. Mandingo in this context refers to a style of decorated work traditionally worn by Muslim ...[more]
A Mandingo cotton embroidered cap. It is decorated with five rectangular side panels with a central diamond shape, and three panels on the flat top. Mandingo in this context refers to a style of decorated work traditionally worn by Muslim elites.
A Mandingo cotton embroidered cap. It is decorated with five rectangular side panels with a central diamond shape, and three panels on the flat top. Mandingo in this context refers to a style of decorated work traditionally worn by Muslim elites. [less]
Further Information
- Object: Mandingo Cap
- Materials: Textile
- Culture Group: Mandingo [Malinké; Mandinka]
- Dimensions: 150mm x 170mm
- Production Date: Pre 1973
- Associated Places: Unknown
- Associated People: Mr. William Roberts
- Museum: Glasgow Museums
- Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1973.1.b
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