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Hat of horizontally woven bamboo, wood finial
Hat of horizontally woven bamboo, wood finial
Object Number 2004.36.42
Display Title Hat of horizontally woven bamboo, wood finial
Descriptions
Object Description Woven hat of domed form constructed of very fine horizontally placed strips of bamboo held in place by vertically sewn thread all below a small knobbed wood finial, the rim of cross-hatched woven bamboo strips, the interior with visible mengkuang leaf core exposed under colored thread and a loosely woven head support
Inventory Description Hat, domed form of woven thin vertical fibers, wooden knob finial
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Plant fiber, Wood, Bamboo, Thread, Mengkuang leaf
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 26 x 26 cm (5 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2004.36.42
Credit Line Gift of J. Roger Flather, Harvard '54
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1980 - 7/6/04)
Donor John Roger Flather (1980 - 7/6/04)

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