Traditional hat - Specimen details

Traditional hat - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 73573

Plant Name 31.01 MALVACEAE Gossypium sp Entry Book Number 37.1995.8
Artefact Name Traditional hat Vernacular Name
Iso Country Cameroon TDWG Region Cameroon
Parts Held Traditional hat Geography Description Cameroon, Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Balikumbat
Uses Traditional hatUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
Storage Large shelving Related Items
Donor Samfon JD Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Rumball N Collector No 48
Collection Notes Collection Date 00/10/1995
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Hat purchased from Samfon John Dingha (Limbe Bot Gdn), made by Kayep Johnson in Balikumbat. This is a traditional design as worn by men in Northern Cameroon. In this case commercial dyes were used, but frequently local dyes are employed to colour textile, s.

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