Bachelor's Hat

CultureBontoc

Dateearly 20th century

MediumBoar's tusks, chicken feathers, red cane, trade buttons, and fiber/rattan

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 × 13 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (13.02 × 34.29 × 13.97 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025

Object number2025.56.145

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DescriptionA circular woven hat with black and red patterns. Three iridescent buttons sit upon three strands of rattan. Two boar's tusks sit on opposite ends of the hat with feathers protruding outwards.Provenance

Provenance

With Taylor Dale Gallery;

Purchased from Taylor Dale Gallery by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010);

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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