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Rare Old Tribal Wedding HandBeaded Coolie Hat, you are buying the hat on the first 8 pictures, a vintageshat from created with thousands of minute millimeters beads hand stitched withinto create a beautiful mosaic.
Diameter 16\" . Deermotifs which are reserved for royalty as they are part of the Ramayana epics,flowers and geometrics. 161A2
Rare vintage Asian IndonesianWedding Ceremonial Traditional Coolie Sun Hat that we collected on the premisesin East Sumatra, used by well-to-do and aristocratic families during festivecelebrations, occasions and weddings. We are showing detailed pictures of thislovely (entirely beaded by hand with a needle) hat adorned with a tapestry ofminute glass beads enhancing the outside with a beautiful kaleidoscope pattern,and tightly woven on the inside. Size is 15 1/2\" diameter by 10 1/2\"from rim to top of conic point. I have seen a few for $900.00 and up, and thebead panels alone can sell for 800.00 and up on the internet. Super value,compare!
The pattern here displays deer, traditionalmotifs of lotus sacred flowers, and butterflies the latest animal relating toroyalty, as the deer in the Ramayana epic. Additional adornments of small nassashell borders, and beaded fringes all around the rim complete this marvelousand unusual collectable that took up to 6 months to create.
Allour collector and rare items come with pages and pages of research aboutprovenance, and with history of the tribes and photos as well, depending onitem and whenever possible. When shipping internationally, we group shipmultiple purchases to save you money, and find the best rates which often failsto calculate right. If you have any questions or want to see research conductedon this piece and photos of tribes, email or call us.
Wehave artifacts and architectural accents up to 10 ft tall that we will put onupon request because shipping has to be calculated accordingly with truckingcompany.
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