Conical hat, plaited from narrow strips of bamboo.

Collection type: Object
Description: Conical hat, plaited from narrow strips of bamboo.
Long description: Conical hat, plaited from narrow strips of bamboo in natural, red, green and black. Basic 2/2 twill with variations to create patterns. Stitched with metallic thread to emphasise plaited patterns; also stitched with beads in zigazag around circumference and floral motifs. At apex a star of blue beads and a bunch of looped metallic thread. Double border of rattan, painted blue-green on exterior and stitched to hat with red yarn. Lined with pale blue and white printed commercial textile; headband of same material stitched inside. According to Chin (1980:71) the inner layer of these hats (invisible) is plaited from strips of sago bark.
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak Sibu
Cultural groups: Melanau
Person: Field collector Dorothy Wright; PRM source Dorothy Wright
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1997
Date collected: By 1997
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1997
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Textile, Material Yarn, Material Metal, Material Rattan Fibre Plant, Material Sago Palm Fibre Plant, Process Plaited, Process Beadwork, Process Stitched, Process Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Diameter: max 330 mm, Height: max 145 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1997.11.26

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