Hat

Item number Ee67 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Hat with brim of black lambs wool. A coarse brown woven wool cloth lining gives the hat its form. Over this is sewn a blue silk-like fabric with a darker blue overall pattern and circular gold Chinese designs. A band of black lambs wool 10 cm wide is sewn on the inside and is turned up with peaks at the ears. Across the front, the 3 cm wide band of black lamb skin is sewn on with two bands of bright green and pink binding.

History Of Use

This type of hat is now worn by the women in Ladakh. It is thought by the collector to be a style introduced prior to World War I. It is an alternative head covering which does not have the symbolism of the Perak head piece and is more commonly worn. When a person is in mourning, the edges of the hat are turned down.