Artifact Number:
1993.384.018
Object:
Hat, hawaiian
Papale
Material:
Plant (hala)
Dimensions:
61 x 61 x 8.5 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
This hat is made of lau hala (Pandanus tectorius). The leaves were prepared, stripped and woven as a single piece known as the Kona style. The center of the crown, called the piko, is made up of two piko designs. The rest of the hat is woven using maka oeno, twill weave. It has a large brim and has a medium color. The top of the crown dips down creating a depression. This hat was made in the early 1950s.
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