Hat

MOA: University of British Columbia

3080/69

Hat is small and square-shaped with a pointed top. The exterior is a maroon coloured velvet and the bottom is lined with a strip of black velvet. The hat is short with black embroidered stitches running horizontally until a seam at the hat’s mid-point, then stitches run vertically to the crown, giving the hat a bumpy appearance. The interior is lined with a blue cotton fabric.


  • Type of Item hat
  • Culture Uyghur
  • Material silk fibre, cotton fibre, wool fibre
  • Measurements height 8.3 cm, width 20.9 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Ronald Klein
  • Received from Ronald Klein

  • Made in Kashgar

  • Collection Date during 1998
  • Ownership Date before September 13, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on September 13, 2014

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3080/0069