Collection place: Honshū, Japan / Function: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Hard hat with brim, accession number 9-9173, described as hat; similar to shape of fireman’s hat; black lacquer on exterior, red on interior, two bands around exterior circumference with abstract cross and tree designs; Shingen-type hat. Soldier’s everyday headgear, generally worn while traveling. Named after famous daimyo and Buddhist archbishop Takeda Shingen (1521-73)