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Object Number
30-65-50/H1251.3
Display Title
Fiber hat, one of 3
Descriptions
Object Description
Straw hat, one of 3 This small hat has a circular base and a quadrangular top with pushed-in corners. A plaited 2/2 twill in natural undyed yellow and grey dyed fine plant fiber strips (0.15 - 0.3cm in width) is seen on the top and extends partway down the sides of the hat. The grey elements form a cross extending from rim to rim, with a solid grey center at the crossing and radiating chevrons to the shoulder. As the plaiting curves down to the sides of the hat, grey wefts are used to create a 2/1 and 5/1 diamond and cheveron twill pattern in a band 5cm wide. Below this band the hat becomes circular, and warps and wefts no longer alternate. Vertical warps are formed from paired strips coming down from the top of the hat, connected to rigid wefts behind them by full tur[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Hat, woven fiber, round rim, squared top, pleated edges, feather decoration
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Pygmy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Uele District, Upper; Arebi, near
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Feather, Dye, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 x 25.9 x 17.7 cm (4 7/16 x 10 3/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
30-65-50/H1251.3
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