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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Sri Lankan
Datebefore 1972
MediumWoven grass
DimensionsOverall (Each): 11 × 4 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (27.9 × 12.1 × 14 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.22a-b
Not on view
DescriptionTwo woven grass hats from Sri Lanka (Ceylon at time of collection).
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Additional Details
Inscribed
2023.10.22a, inside brim: "Hat used by natives in Ceylon / in the rainy season"
2023.10.22b, inside brim: "Native hat worn in the rainy season Ceylon"
2023.10.22b, inside brim: "Native hat worn in the rainy season Ceylon"
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: 19th-20th century
Medium: Cotton, leather, twine, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.1
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather, thread, woven grass, black dye
Object number: 2023.10.11a-b
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Spruce root with maiden hair fern and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.495
Unknown artist, Turkish
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Woven wool
Object number: S2024.5.8
Unknown artist, Chinese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Embroidery and hand woven ribbon
Object number: S2024.5.21a-e
Date: 19th-20th century
Medium: Woven plant fiber, pigment
Object number: 2023.10.18