Coolie hat

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
A woven coolie hat with a cylindrical shaped crown, flat at the top. The brim stretches out horizontally and curves around to a vertical wall or lip.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Natural fibres.
Original catalogue sheet suggests; "Bamboo rim, nipah leaves, split rotan".
Measurements
170 x 360 x 170mm height x width x depth
170mm diameter
Production place
Southeast Asia, Asia
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/105/3

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