Object class: Headgear / Collection place: Xizang autonomous region (Tibet), Tibetan Pleatau, China / Materials: Silk - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 9-22164, described as brown circular hat with bronze colored painting; circular brim decorated on top side with repeating pattern of dragons enclosed in circles and floral motifs, underside floral motif encompassing 8 auspicious symbols (Buddhist); brim surmounted by riser decorated in floral motif and one symbol which appears four times; partially cut through to inside; circular crown surmounts riser. has three circular bands reducing in size; first floral motif, second repeating squares, third spiral motif; top is mandala with wave motif and five circles; leather padding where hat sits with 6 silk ribbons constructed to affix hat securely on head.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 9-22158, described as hat made of 3 different brocade fabrics with rounded crown lined with red cotton fabric. brim composed 4 segments with flower petal like edges. each section bound with soft leather. 3 sections of orange and gold brocade backed with silver/green, lavender/white brocade edged with tape of variegated purple, white and blue. the 4th section is silver/green/lavender/white brocade and woven tape backed with orange and gold brocade fabric. cord attached to inside of brim forms a chin tie.

Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 9-22088, described as saffron colored, hood like hat of high pile wool surmounted by a stiff roach of saffron colored yarn. hood finished with 2 lappets of red cotton with insets of yellow Chinese silk. lined with blue cotton. a black cotton cap edged with black grosgrain ribbon is mounted inside the hood.