Dance hat
This hat is made of red plaited cane, decorated with goat’s hair and feathers. This hat was collected by William Ninnis Porter and can be dated to the late 1800s. The provenance of the hat is unknown, and an exact replica of this type of hat has not yet been found. However, similarities are seen in the dance helmets worn by the ‘Nung Naushawngs’ of Kachin State, whilst carrying out the animistic ritual of the Manau festival (Dell 2000: 110/113).
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 32/1907
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Collection Area Region
- SE
- Material
- animal tooth / clawhair?rattanfeathers (two)
- Common Name
- dance hat
- Simple Name
- hat
- Production County
- Chin State
- Production Country
- Myanmar
