Sola pith hat - Specimen details

Sola pith hat - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 73876

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Plant Name 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Aeschynomene aspera Entry Book Number 25.1997
Artefact Name Sola pith hat Vernacular Name
Iso Country India TDWG Region India
Parts Held Sola pith hat Geography Description India, Asia Tropical, Indian Subcontinent
Uses Sola pith hatUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
Storage Large shelving Related Items
Donor Martland N Donor No
Donor Date 00/00/1997 Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Sola pith hat or topee donated by Nicholas Martland, 20 June, 1997. Label in helmet reads 'Real sola pith made expressly for Myer store for men, Melbourne and Adelaide. Made in India.'x0Dx0APart of Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to Ma, y 2016

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