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hat

human history
  • Other Name

    conical hat

  • Description

    Sun hat, conical hat

    Made from palm leaf, rattan, thread. The rim is rattan manipulated into a circle shape. A tall peak of hat centre. the body of hat is made up of dried palm leaf vertically layered and hand tacked into place. The tip is palm leaf is wrapped around around itself into a tip shape

  • Place
    [Asia]
  • Accession Number
    1925.146
  • Accession Date
    06 Mar 1925
  • Other Id

    14356 (ethnology)

  • Department

    World

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