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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2006-0003-0004   CAS 2006-0003-0004; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hat
Culture Filipino
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name N/A
Materials Split bamboo; Rattan; Palm leaves
Description Round brimless hat with a somewhat peaked dome, whose interior and exterior are woven in an open lattice pattern of plain, narrowly split cane or bamboo rods, with a layer of pandanus leaves sandwiched between them; Crown rises in center to a slightly rounded dome that is decorated on exterior with piece of gray-green leaves (?) that are arranged to form a 8-petal floral motif, with each petal outlined in dark cane.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.3, Max Diam = 36.9