Hat
50-49-431
From: Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 50-49-431 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bontoc |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon |
| Date Made | Before 1916 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Rattan Peel | Animal Tooth | Mollusk Shell | Pigment |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Round, flat basketry hat decorated with four strips of red rattan peel, two pairs of animal teeth, and three shell discs. Worn on the back of the head by bachelors. |
| Height | 5.5 cm |
| Width | 14.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950 |
| Other Number | 142 - Other Number |
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