hat BM-As1979-Q.68

Period:Unknown Production date:20thC (early?)
Materials:cotton, cane,
Technique:plaited (basketry), plain weave,

Dimensions:Diameter: 46 centimetres Height: 28 centimetres

Description:
A hat; a dance-hat. Wide, circular brim. Blue (indigo-dyed?) tabby cotton cloth, missing from top, revealing sub-structure of flat cane basketry (plaited basketry). White, yellow and blue cotton cords interlaced on brim to form six-pointed star. Brim lined with faded red tabby cotton cloth. Circular padding at base of crown (cream tabby cotton); crown made from interlaced cane.
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Comments:Register addition “Tibet”. See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/