Central African Republic Aka (Pygmy) People Hat
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Traditional Clothing and Adornment
Object Type: Hats
Country: Central African Republic
Continent: Africa
Geographic Region: Middle Africa
Materials: Bark
width: 6.5 in;
height: 4 in;
depth: 6.5 in
The Aka are a nomadic African pygmy people who live by hunting. They live in a variety of terrains in southwestern Central African Republic and northern Congo, in 11 different ecological zones of the Western Congo Basin.
The Aka tribe are hunter-gatherers with a symbiotic market relationship with neighboring villagers. They exchange their village goods, including crops of manioc, plantain, yams, taro, maize, cucumbers, squash, okra, papaya, mango, pineapple, palm oil, and rice for the bushmeat, honey, and other forest products the Aka collect.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aka_people