Model hat

Museum number:
5-15755
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
S-27
Accession number:
Acc.4613
Description:
Hat, model, raffia; coiled bands forming high crown and wide, flat brim; natural and red and green dyed fiber; tan cotton sewn to outer edge of brim and base of crown; diameter 16.3 centimeters.
Donor:
Burton Benedict
Collection place:
Mahe Island, Seychelles Islands, Eastern Africa
Collector:
Burton Benedict
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Models (representations)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
December 10, 1993
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Model hat, accession number 5-15755, described as Hat, model, raffia; coiled bands forming high crown and wide, flat brim; natural and red and green dyed fiber; tan cotton sewn to outer edge of brim and base of crown; diameter 16.3 centimeters.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Model hat, accession number 5-15755, described as Hat, model, raffia; coiled bands forming high crown and wide, flat brim; natural and red and green dyed fiber; tan cotton sewn to outer edge of brim and base of crown; diameter 16.3 centimeters.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Model hat, accession number 5-15755, described as Hat, model, raffia; coiled bands forming high crown and wide, flat brim; natural and red and green dyed fiber; tan cotton sewn to outer edge of brim and base of crown; diameter 16.3 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model hat, accession number 5-15755, described as Hat, model, raffia; coiled bands forming high crown and wide, flat brim; natural and red and green dyed fiber; tan cotton sewn to outer edge of brim and base of crown; diameter 16.3 centimeters.

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