Hat

Museum number:
9-17919
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4219
Description:
hat, sun/rain hat; circular, orange and white tassel, top center; geometric designs in brown and straw colored plant material; inside has crown for head and chin strap; 3 pairs orange and white tassels, 2 for chin strap, other for back (?) of hat.
Donor:
Beth Harnex MacLafferty Blake
Collection place:
Vietnam
Verbatim coll. place:
Vietnam, Sedang Village
Culture or time period:
Sedang (Xo Dang)
Collector:
Beth Harnex MacLafferty Blake and Frank Otis Blake
Collection date:
1954-1959
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hats
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
March 11, 1987
Context of use:
hat worn by a Sedang village woman for protection against both sun and rain
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 51.4 centimeters
Loans:
S2002-2003 #13: American Museum of Natural History/Maria Yakimov (February 18, 2003–January 15, 2004)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Hat, accession number 9-17919, described as hat, sun/rain hat; circular, orange and white tassel, top center; geometric designs in brown and straw colored plant material; inside has crown for head and chin strap; 3 pairs orange and white tassels, 2 for chin strap, other for back (?) of hat.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Hat, accession number 9-17919, described as hat, sun/rain hat; circular, orange and white tassel, top center; geometric designs in brown and straw colored plant material; inside has crown for head and chin strap; 3 pairs orange and white tassels, 2 for chin strap, other for back (?) of hat.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Hat, accession number 9-17919, described as hat, sun/rain hat; circular, orange and white tassel, top center; geometric designs in brown and straw colored plant material; inside has crown for head and chin strap; 3 pairs orange and white tassels, 2 for chin strap, other for back (?) of hat.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Hat, accession number 9-17919, described as hat, sun/rain hat; circular, orange and white tassel, top center; geometric designs in brown and straw colored plant material; inside has crown for head and chin strap; 3 pairs orange and white tassels, 2 for chin strap, other for back (?) of hat.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Hat, accession number 9-17919, described as hat, sun/rain hat; circular, orange and white tassel, top center; geometric designs in brown and straw colored plant material; inside has crown for head and chin strap; 3 pairs orange and white tassels, 2 for chin strap, other for back (?) of hat.

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