Mid 20th century Ashetu

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chanseth
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Sketchfab
Polygon Count
249,999
Release Date
2016-11-02
License
CC BY 4.0
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Ashetu, or prestige hat, worn by dignitaries of the Bamun and Bamileke peoples from the Cameroon Grasslands. Created using crocheted cotton with wooden burls intended to reflect the tufted hairstyle worn by elite members of tribes in Cameroon. High-resolution 3D model constructed from collections of the Johnson Museum, Cornell University, using photogrammetry.