Aristocratic Woman's Ceremonial Hat
Kayan people, East Kalimantan (Borneo)
19th / 20th century
Rattan, beading, cloth, teeth
H: 4 3/4" x D: 7"
A superb, original hat comprised of a woven frame of rattan matting covered with red trade cloth, teeth, and small, old European beads. The beading is particularly fine and the design an original variation on the theme of protective mythological animals (aso, naga, etc.).
Ex-collection: Caroline McCoy Jones
Ex-collection: Caroline McCoy Jones
Inventory # 102696
SOLD