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Object Number
80-21-60/22445
Display Title
Hat for jinrikisha man
Descriptions
Object Description
Hat for jinrikisha man. Flat circular hat made out of layered pieces of monocot leaves. The top has a thin plant stem spiral attached to the surface with laid stitches of a plant fiber twisted thread, which are visible from the underside. In the center of the top there two X motifs made out of two pieces of but plant material, one set is painted black and the other is natural colored. The underside of the hat exhibits the split stem framework supports of the hat. They extend from the center like spokes. In the center are two rectangular, parallel stuffed woven pillow/pads, with a Z twist plant fiber cord with a thinner S twist plant cord attached to thicker tie. See conservation notes for additonal description.
Inventory Description
Hat, circular bamboo frame, leaf covering, woven head pads, fiber straps
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Japan
Dimensions
Overall: 58 x 58 x 5.5 cm (22 13/16 x 22 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Edward Sylvester Morse
(1879 - 1880)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80-21-60/22446 | Hat, gardener |
Hat
|
Japan
| |
| 80-21-60/22440 | Hat for jinrikisha man |
Hat
|
Tokio
| |
| 30-65-50/H1251.2 | Men's hat |
Hat
|
Congo
| |
| 980-16-50/12026 | Decorated fiber and barkcloth hat |
Hat
|
Congo
| |
| 30-65-50/H1251.5 | Fiber hat, one of 3 |
Hat
|
Congo
| |
| 30-65-50/H1251.3 | Fiber hat, one of 3 |
Hat
|
Congo
| |
| 976-56-70/5488 | Hat made in two parts fastened together into mushroom shape, bottom + |
Hat
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 30-65-50/H1196 | Men's hat |
Hat
|
Congo
| |
| 976-56-70/5497 | Conical hat, made of a layer of leaves with a layer of vegetable fiber strips on |
Hat
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 29-76-50/H1078 | Conical fiber hat with brim |
Hat
|
Liberia
Nigeria | |
| 35-50-50/1379 | Circular pads worn around legs to protect leg from leg bells - + |
Accessory
|
Tanganyika
| |
| 49-14-50/7766 | 8 medium bearers' head pads made of leaves. Nkata |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Nyasaland
|