Hat Item Number: N2.1156 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Conical hat with a flat top; made from palm leaf held together with a series of concentric bamboo strips. Strip of cloth attached underneath for a chin strap.
History Of Use
Rain hat
Item History
- Made in Kudaka-jima, Okinawa, Japan
- Collected by Wayne Suttles during 1954
- Owned by Wayne Suttles before 1954
- Received from Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source) during 1954
What
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Field Collector
- Wayne Suttles
- Previous Owner
- Wayne Suttles
- Received from
- Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kudaka-jima, Okinawa, Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1954
- Ownership Date
- before 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during 1954
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2171/0142