Hat

Palo-nipa

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: https://khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265

"303. Hat - "Palo-nipa". 
A large hat made of palm leaves with a broad, wheel-shaped brim, in a cone shape which runs to a point at the top, mostly worn during field work, planting rice and at the time of the rice harvest to protect against sun and rain. These hats can sometimes reach an astounding size, often larger than a wagon wheel. When it rains a native crouches down under his hat and is protected as if he were under a roof."

Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 62). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller