Woven straw hat with ribbon

Museum number:
3-28721
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3600
Description:
Hat. Flat brimmed, shallow crown, plaited palm leaf strips sewn together by hand, natural color with darker strip around outer under edge; woven band of red wool around crown; chin strap of yellow and orange cotton string, broken. Diameter: 30 cm.
Donor:
Elizabeth M. Friedenthal
Collection place:
Huistán, Chiapas, Mexico
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaited weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1981
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Woven straw hat with ribbon, accession number 3-28721, described as Hat. Flat brimmed, shallow crown, plaited palm leaf strips sewn together by hand, natural color with darker strip around outer under edge; woven band of red wool around crown; chin strap of yellow and orange cotton string, broken. Diameter: 30 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Woven straw hat with ribbon, accession number 3-28721, described as Hat. Flat brimmed, shallow crown, plaited palm leaf strips sewn together by hand, natural color with darker strip around outer under edge; woven band of red wool around crown; chin strap of yellow and orange cotton string, broken. Diameter: 30 cm.

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