Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0002-0002 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | East Indian | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Assam | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995-2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rattan; Varnish | |
| Description | Boat-shaped basketry hat with rounded crown and broad, flat brim that tapers to a point at the front and back; Hat is woven entirely in an unusual single rod coiling technique, in which the weft fibers are woven halfway around the piece; Where the wefts come together from the two halves, there is a false seam that extends across the hat’s crown and continues across the brim to both ends; Edge of brim is reinforced with a single heavy bamboo or reed rod that is lashed to the brim in several places | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.7, Width = 27.5, Length = 40.1 | |