Hat

Topi

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

"320-321. Hats - "Topi".
Woven from the same material and the same simple manner but differing somewhat in their form, one with more of a point the other more cambered - closer to the European form. Both are also only worn by the lower classes. Besides these three, one finds on Java many others and there are various sizes within each of the forms. They are all made from woven bamboo and are only worn by the common man."