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Woven bamboo strip hat with silver finial
Woven bamboo strip hat with silver finial
Object Number 2004.36.8
Display Title Woven bamboo strip hat with silver finial
Descriptions
Object Description Woven hat, structured domed, constructed of fine dark and light bamboo strips woven to form an intricate and abstract pattern, the rim of cross-hatched bamboo, all below a silver finial with a swirling foliate design, the interior with an interlocked chain woven bamboo chin strap
Inventory Description Hat, some-shaped, woven geometric design in tan and brown, silver finial
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1978 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao / <County> / Zamboanga
Additional Geographic Terms Sulu
Materials Plant fiber, Silver, Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 14.4 x 28 x 28 cm (5 11/16 x 11 x 11 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2004.36.8
Credit Line Gift of J. Roger Flather, Harvard '54
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1978 - 7/6/04)
Donor John Roger Flather (1978 - 7/6/04)

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