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Straw hat with crossed leather design
Straw hat with crossed leather design
Object Number 2004.36.82
Display Title Straw hat with crossed leather design
Descriptions
Object Description Woven hat of conical form, unstructured soft straw with crossed leather straps to head and rim, cylindrical finial with short leather tassels, leather chin ties
Inventory Description Organic, straw hat, conical, crossed leather strips on exterior
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1982 or earlier
Culture
  • Fulani?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Benin
Materials Straw, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 38.5 x 37.3 cm (7 11/16 x 15 3/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of J. Roger Flather, Harvard '54
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1982 - 7/6/04)
Donor John Roger Flather (1982 - 7/6/04)

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