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1934.25.21

Sun-hat of palm spathe overlaid with fine wicker-work in red, black and buff patterns.

1934.25.21

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sun-hat of palm spathe overlaid with fine wicker-work in red, black and buff patterns.
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Sarawak
Cultural groups
Melanau
Person
Field collector Robert Walter Campbell Shelford
PRM source Audrey Shelford
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Donated: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Palm Spathe Leaf Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Plaited, Process Basketry, Process Wicker Woven
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.25.21
Research and responses

Sounds very similar to a hat at the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge; the hat there is a Melanau hat, known as terindak matu, made of cane, rattan leaf and nipa leaves, with black and red overlay and the leaves between the layers. [CW 17 9 1997]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Basketry, Hat, Headgear

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