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Hats

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

This is a hat made by a woman and worn by men. The doum palm thread is wrapped round a doum palm fibre core in one long continous rope. It is coiled round from the top. The coils are held together with doum palm thread. It is decorated with red coloring.

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  • Title: Hats
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Hats
  • Medium: Palm reeds
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Garar
  • Community: El Molo
  • Collection Date: 1971
  • Collected By: E.J Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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