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Longboat paddlers hat
Object Number 2004.36.87
Display Title Longboat paddlers hat
Descriptions
Object Description Longboat paddlers hat of structured conical form, plantain leaves under a loosely woven bamboo outer frame, twine chin strap
Inventory Description Organic, hat of bamboo strips and plantain leaves, conical
Classification
  • Hat
Department Ethnographic
Date 1975 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Bangladesh / Sylhet
Materials Bamboo, Plantain leaf, Twine
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 49.2 x 49.5 cm (7 1/16 x 19 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of J. Roger Flather, Harvard '54
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1975 - 7/6/04)
Donor John Roger Flather (1975 - 7/6/04)

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