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Woven openwork hat with thread foliate design
Woven openwork hat with thread foliate design
Object Number 2004.36.16
Display Title Woven openwork hat with thread foliate design
Descriptions
Object Description Woven hat of conical form, the thin strips of bamboo in an openwork weave, with pink, yellow and blue cotton thread designs of stylized blossoms under a thin pink and blue cross-hatched band below a solid finial with a red and white tassel, red ribbon chin strap. Chin strap made of orange silk printed with leaf motif, attached to inner ring of hat.
Inventory Description Hat, conical, woven open-work, pink, yellow and blue embroidered design
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1964 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon
Materials Plant fiber, Cotton, Pigment, Ribbon, Bamboo, Cotton thread, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 35 x 35.4 cm (6 11/16 x 13 3/4 x 13 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2004.36.16
Credit Line Gift of J. Roger Flather, Harvard '54
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1964 - 7/6/04)
Donor John Roger Flather (1964 - 7/6/04)

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