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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Samurai Hat
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Samurai Hat

Date18th century
Maker Japanese
Label TextLacquer hats worn by members of the samurai warrior class offer protection from sun and rain rather than arrows and weapons. This one has indicators of identity and social standing, including the clan crest and cloud-like dragons on the sides, depicted in expensive mother-of-pearl inlay.
Object number33.1822
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions4 1/2 × 14 × 15 in. (11.4 × 35.6 × 38.1 cm)
MediumLacquer and mother of pearl
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