Hat

Museum number:
11-14670
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110014670
Accession number:
Acc.3765
Description:
Hat, palm spathes, cloth, and wood ( bamboo?); sewn together with commercial thread; spathes cut to point,, one broken off, several cracked; each spathe painted red and black, central area left natural color; enclosing hoop ( bamboo?) painted blue; band painted with red triangles, one inverted black triangle, front center; band bottom encircled with red, yellow, white, and blue cut pieces of cloth possibly to represent feathers; hoop at bottom ( bamboo?), unpainted; red cloth strap to tie hat to head. 29.9 cm 1.
Donor:
Conrad Bentzen and Mary M. Bentzen
Collection place:
Mwoakilloa, Pohnpei, Caroline Islands
Culture or time period:
Micronesian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hats
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Hat, accession number 11-14670, described as Hat, palm spathes, cloth, and wood ( bamboo?); sewn together with commercial thread; spathes cut to point,, one broken off, several cracked; each spathe painted red and black, central area left natural color; enclosing hoop ( bamboo?) painted blue; band painted with red triangles, one inverted black triangle, front center; band bottom encircled with red, yellow, white, and blue cut pieces of cloth possibly to represent feathers; hoop at bottom ( bamboo?), unpainted; red cloth strap to tie hat to head. 29.9 cm 1.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Hat, accession number 11-14670, described as Hat, palm spathes, cloth, and wood ( bamboo?); sewn together with commercial thread; spathes cut to point,, one broken off, several cracked; each spathe painted red and black, central area left natural color; enclosing hoop ( bamboo?) painted blue; band painted with red triangles, one inverted black triangle, front center; band bottom encircled with red, yellow, white, and blue cut pieces of cloth possibly to represent feathers; hoop at bottom ( bamboo?), unpainted; red cloth strap to tie hat to head. 29.9 cm 1.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Hat, accession number 11-14670, described as Hat, palm spathes, cloth, and wood ( bamboo?); sewn together with commercial thread; spathes cut to point,, one broken off, several cracked; each spathe painted red and black, central area left natural color; enclosing hoop ( bamboo?) painted blue; band painted with red triangles, one inverted black triangle, front center; band bottom encircled with red, yellow, white, and blue cut pieces of cloth possibly to represent feathers; hoop at bottom ( bamboo?), unpainted; red cloth strap to tie hat to head. 29.9 cm 1.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Hat, accession number 11-14670, described as Hat, palm spathes, cloth, and wood ( bamboo?); sewn together with commercial thread; spathes cut to point,, one broken off, several cracked; each spathe painted red and black, central area left natural color; enclosing hoop ( bamboo?) painted blue; band painted with red triangles, one inverted black triangle, front center; band bottom encircled with red, yellow, white, and blue cut pieces of cloth possibly to represent feathers; hoop at bottom ( bamboo?), unpainted; red cloth strap to tie hat to head. 29.9 cm 1.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 11-14670, described as Hat, palm spathes, cloth, and wood ( bamboo?); sewn together with commercial thread; spathes cut to point,, one broken off, several cracked; each spathe painted red and black, central area left natural color; enclosing hoop ( bamboo?) painted blue; band painted with red triangles, one inverted black triangle, front center; band bottom encircled with red, yellow, white, and blue cut pieces of cloth possibly to represent feathers; hoop at bottom ( bamboo?), unpainted; red cloth strap to tie hat to head. 29.9 cm 1.

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