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Woven hat with gesso, porcelain knob
Woven hat with gesso, porcelain knob
Object Number 2004.36.5
Display Title Woven hat with gesso, porcelain knob
Descriptions
Object Description Woven hat of domed form with a structured woven bamboo core below an exterior of dark green painted gesso below a white porcelain finial grounded by a metal disc on the exterior and two discs on the interior, the interior with a lossely woven bamboo head support and one segment of a woven bamboo ringlet chin strap
Inventory Description Hat, conical form, woven base painted green, porcelain finial
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1932
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Plant fiber, Paint, Porcelain, Metal, Bamboo, Gesso
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 36.5 x 36.5 cm (5 7/8 x 14 3/8 x 14 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2004.36.5
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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