Chinese Fabric Child's Hat on Wooden Base
Item Details
A Chinese fabric child hat on a wooden base. This hat, which depicts an elephant with tusks, is composed of silk weave and brocades, wool over the eyebrows, and snakeskin like material on the tongue. It is placed on a conical, gold tone wooden base with a protruding pole at the center. An identification tag is found to the interior, which notes that this was produced in Shaanxi, China. These hats are believed to protect children from evil forces and imbue them with special powers. For more information regarding the style of this hat, follow the link below.
Condition
- fabric shows signs of wear, rips on tie ribbon, discoloration, matted.
Dimensions
- measured hat on top of stand.
Item #
17CIN511-227
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