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Object Number 975-15-50/11855
Display Title Coiled basketry hat, with leather binding at rim; additional 3 strand leather zi
Descriptions
Object Description Coiled basketry hat, with leather binding at rim; additional 3 strand leather zig-zag band above rim. Design elements are integral with weave, not applied with pigment. Design consists of simple banding, with vertical spacers. Crown capped with circular leather applique. Piece seems to have once held chin straps
Inventory Description Basketry hat, tightly woven, leather brim zig-zag design, conical, leather cente
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1898
Culture
  • Sudan
  • Egyptian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Egypt / <State> / <County> / Luxor
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 38 x 7 cm (14 15/16 x 14 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-15-50/11855
Provenance
Donor Mrs. Henry Beston (1975)

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