Hat. Round Manchu hat. Purple satin crown, red cotton lining. Black felt side, 7.5 cm high. Hat 22 cm in diameter. Brass button from which 13 cm long blue silk cord-ends radiate, blue denoting a certain Manchu Banner.
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Purchased in Canton. Manchu.
Culture or time period:
Manchu people
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1933
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Cotton (textile), Satin, and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hats
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
Hat— diameter 22 centimeters, Black felt side— height 7.5 centimeters, and Blue silk cord ends— length 13 centimeters