Hat

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: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"317. Hat - "Palo".A hat made of red, yellow and black dyed palm leaves in a cylindrical shape similar to the un-dyed straw hats above which are used for normal work. Also these hats are only worn by the common man in normal life on top of the head cloth. It has been brought here from North Celebes and the surrounding islands."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 65). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller