Hat

Museum number:
18-1537
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4020
Description:
Hat, bamboo, twill plaited, conical with a coiled reinforced brim; red cotton strip of cloth tied underneath for a head strap. Worn by noble women for funeral ceremony (”ceremony of the noble people”) and in fields by men and women in excessively hot weather. Diameter 53 cm.
Donor:
Norma Hill
Collection place:
Malaysia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Basketry (object genre), Coiled weaving, and Hats
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 18-1537, described as Hat, bamboo, twill plaited, conical with a coiled reinforced brim; red cotton strip of cloth tied underneath for a head strap. Worn by noble women for funeral ceremony (”ceremony of the noble people”) and in fields by men and women in excessively hot weather. Diameter 53 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 18-1537, described as Hat, bamboo, twill plaited, conical with a coiled reinforced brim; red cotton strip of cloth tied underneath for a head strap. Worn by noble women for funeral ceremony (”ceremony of the noble people”) and in fields by men and women in excessively hot weather. Diameter 53 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 18-1537, described as Hat, bamboo, twill plaited, conical with a coiled reinforced brim; red cotton strip of cloth tied underneath for a head strap. Worn by noble women for funeral ceremony (”ceremony of the noble people”) and in fields by men and women in excessively hot weather. Diameter 53 cm.

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