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Oval hat with vertical light and dark strips
Oval hat with vertical light and dark strips
Object Number 2004.36.14
Display Title Oval hat with vertical light and dark strips
Descriptions
Object Description Woven oval hat, worked in vertical strips of light and dark plantain leaves held together with twine, the interior with head support
Inventory Description Hat, oval base, triangular shape, striped tan and brown of sewn vertical leaves
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1968 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Tuvalu / <State> / Tarawa Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Gilbert Islands
Materials Plant fiber, Twine, Plantain leaf
Dimensions Overall: 25.5 x 28 x 34 cm (10 1/16 x 11 x 13 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2004.36.14
Credit Line Gift of J. Roger Flather, Harvard '54
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1968 - 7/6/04)
Donor John Roger Flather (1968 - 7/6/04)

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