Asian Woven Bamboo Hat

Item Details

An antique Asian woven bamboo farmers hat. The body of the hat is tightly woven small strips of bamboo with a sharp top and wide brim and a loose weave of broader bamboo strips on the inside. The peak and outer edge of the hat are decorated with darker strips. The head rest is made from more loosely woven bamboo and attached to the outer body of the hat with bamboo lacing.

1938.0472

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

some fraying and loss of strips on bottom edge.

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-328