Hat

Hat

Korean Gentlemen's Hat (Kaht) A: Hat made of horse hair. Tall crown with flat top medium wide slightly curved brim woven mesh is supported at the very top and at the inner and outer brim with a stiffener possibly black lacquered bamboo. Two black woven mesh ties of a synthetic material are sewn to each side of the hat to tie under the chin. B: Insert woven of horsehair creating a mesh dome. There is a seam at the top and a braided edge. Condition: Hat has a hole in the crown and a small slash on one side. The insert has a number of holes and the braid trim is missing from part of the edge.

1998.109.001