Coolie hat

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
A woven hat with a cylindrical central crown, flat at the top. The woven pattern differs at the top of the crown, where the natural fibres are in a horizontal formation. This section is lighter in colour. A square of newspaper is adhered to the centre on the inside of the hat and, in colour, pictures a girl collecting a crop harvest. The brim of the hat curves down to form a vertical lip or wall.
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Media/Materials
Natural fibres. The original catalogue sheet suggests; "bamboo rim, nipah leaves, split rotan (rattan)".
Measurements
365mm diameter
180mm height
Production place
Southeast Asia, Asia
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/105/4

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