Discover the journey of forty-seven caps and headdresses from Central Africa’s Congo River basin to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.
Travails of the Traveling Hats: From the Congo to The Met
Wendy A. Grossman
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Contributors
Wendy A. Grossman
Independent scholar and Andrew W. Mellon Senior Fellow, Director's Office (2020–21)
Independent scholar and Andrew W. Mellon Senior Fellow, Director's Office (2020–21)
Narrator and Writer: Wendy A. Grossman
Producer: Melissa Bell
Editor and Camera: Aurola Wedman Alfaro
Production Coordinator: Lela Jenkins
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