Hat Item Number: 3489/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Woven conical hat with tiered, rod brim. Bottom rods are dark brown, top rod is painted red. Hat is done in three sections with vertical bands of geometric patterns in their centres. Section backgrounds are naturally coloured. Bands have centre of concentric diamonds, trimmed on either side with triangles. Three vertical lines run through geometric patterns. Lines done in red, diamonds and triangles done in black. Sections are bordered by rods, covered in coils of red and dark brown plant fibre. Coiled materials extend upward, over tip of hat, and create a three-arched loop. Tip of hat is black and dark brown.
Acquired by the donor in 1976-1978, when he lived and worked in Sabah, on the island of Borneo, as a volunteer with CUSO International.