Hat and girdle

Hat and girdle

Hat and girdle

Artist: Philippines
Medium: Straw
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Hugh Williams
Object number: 1943.22.3
DescriptionStraw hat that is highly decorated in yellow and red. From the bottom (base up) it is made up of: 1st a band of yellow and brown, 2nd a wider band of mostly red, 3rd the same band as the 1st. This makes up the side of the hat. However, when looking at the top, it is decorated with a design of squares (both yellow and red, one within the other) and a cross with yellow diamond shapes at the end of each leg of the cross.
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