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Hat from India used by AusAID
Object No. 2008/198/7-2
Hat (1 of 4), part of collection, bamboo / plant fibre / paper, maker unknown, India, used by the AusAID Centre for Pacific Development and Training, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1980-1998
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Summary
Physical Description
Hat, bamboo / plant fibre, maker unknown, India, used by the AusAID Centre for Pacific Development and Training, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1980-1998 A peaked helmet shaped hat from the region of Assam in India. The hat features a rounded crown and rounded peak, constructed with a rigid underlying leaf base overlaid in open work plaiting in polished bamboo or reed, the edges bound in a multi element plait. Label attached. There is a photograph of Tilottama Barooah in her graduating class in the blue photograph album. Tilottama Barooah is second from the right in the bottom row.
DIMENSIONS
Height
100 mm
Diameter
180 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
A photograph Tilottama Barooah, who donated the peaked, helmet shaped hat from the region of Assam, India, appears in one of the photograph albums, see 2008/198/12-1.
SOURCE
Acquisition Date
8 October 2008
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