AFRICAN HATS and CAPS ARCHIVES

The hats and caps below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

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ASANTE
Hat 1
SOLD

KUBA
Hat
SOLD

YORUBA
Hat 1
SOLD

BAMANA
Hunter's Hats
SOLD

 

HELMETS
SOLD

 

HELMETS
SOLD

 

HELMETS
SOLD

 

CROWNS
SOLD
KULANGO
Helmet

YORUBA
Hats
SOLD

Crowns
Catalog
SOLD

FULANI
Hats
SOLD

African
Helmets
SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

VARIOUS TRIBES, Helmets

In traditional Africa, helmets were used not only as protection, but also to show status or rank. They can be carved from wood, cast in bronze or woven and embellished with horns, symbolic forms, cloth, cowries, metal strips and beads.

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