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hat

Date: 1900 - 1949
Country: China
Continent: Asia
Technique: appliqué, embroidery, painted, weaving
Material: cotton, glass, metallic foil, metallic-wrapped cotton, paper, silk on cotton, paper, silk, wire
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 7 in. (21 x 19 x 17 cm)
Credit: Purchased via reimbursement with HLATC funds
Accession Number: 2002.07.001


Comments: Seep fitted purple satin child's hat, shaped to round down over ears.  Hat has a large silhouette of an orange ox appliqued on the crown of the head, with dimensional stuffed features located on the wearer's forehead, making up the face of the ox.  Face includes: two protruding white horns, droopy green ears, a long white nose, and eyes, and an open mouth with red tongue and two dimensional flowers hanging out.  A miniature doll of a y wearing a pink 'dondou', holding a whip, harness, and bucket, rides a top the head of the ox, surrounded by a butterfly and flowers on wires.  Additional silk tassels hang off the sides of the head.  Cap is lined in plain blue cotton.

Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
  • Valery M. Garrett. Collector's Guide to Chinese Dress Accessories, A. Times Editions. Singapore , 1997. Page Number: 54 - 59.
  • Adele M. Fielde. Chinese Fairy Tales. Rosholt House. Rosholt, WI , 1998. Page Number: 34 - 35.
  • Nancy Zeng Berliner. Chinese Folk Art: The Small Skills of Carving Insects. Little, Brown and Company. Boston , 1986. Page Number: 51, 165.

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ear
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bucket
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ox
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