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Woven hat, rim with pink plastic line, finial of thread and textile
Woven hat, rim with pink plastic line, finial of thread and textile
Object Number 2004.36.74
Display Title Woven hat, rim with pink plastic line, finial of thread and textile
Descriptions
Object Description Woven Kedayan hat; wide conical form hat made of vertically laid mengkuang leaves supported by horizontally sewn twine, the rim with pink plastic line, finial of red, yellow and green thread with a red strip of textile
Inventory Description Hat, conical shape, vertical leaves sewn together, pink thread along rim
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1966 or earlier
Culture
  • Kedayan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo / Sabah / Sipitang
Materials Plant fiber, Cotton, Mengkuang leaf, Twine, Plastic, Thread, Textile
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 45.5 x 45.5 cm (6 5/16 x 17 15/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2004.36.74
Credit Line Gift of J. Roger Flather, Harvard '54
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1966 - 7/6/04)
Donor John Roger Flather (1966 - 7/6/04)

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