Bidspirit auction | GROUP OF MANGBETU HATS

GROUP OF MANGBETU HATS - Ca. late 19th - mid 20th century AD. A fine group of Mangbetu hats, each constructed in woven vegetal fibre and embellished with distinctive ornaments: two surmounted with feathers, and the third with an elaborate coiffure-like fibre crest. Size: 170-220mm x 140-180mm; Weight: 490gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; (left) Ex. Pierre Dartevelle, March 2010, (center and right) Ex. Congo Gallery Brussels 07 April 2010.