Hat

Museum number:
9-22161
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Alternate number:
BY.T-285 and T-285 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
cocoa brown felt hat. black and gold brocade band and gold rick-rack and braid. decorated above the band and on a medallion on the crown. brim has 2 long ear flaps on each side and short tabs in front and back. brim edged with black fur all around.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Culture or time period:
Tibetan
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Fur (hair material), Gold (metal), and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hats
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
Mail Carrier’s Hat
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
brim— length 33 centimeters, crown— diameter 15 centimeters, crown— height 17 centimeters, and brim— width 30 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 9-22161, described as cocoa brown felt hat. black and gold brocade band and gold rick-rack and braid. decorated above the band and on a medallion on the crown. brim has 2 long ear flaps on each side and short tabs in front and back. brim edged with black fur all around.

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