Sombrero

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-head garments

Datec. 1900

Made AtMexico, Central America, North America

MediumStraw and horsehair

Dimensions9 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (23.5 cm, 23 1/2 in.)

Credit LineBowers Museum Purchase

Object numberF78.44.3E

DescriptionThis is a sombrero made in Mexico around the turn of the 20th century. Sombreros are to this day made out of either straw or felt. While wealthier wearers traditionally donned hats made of felt, there is now little difference in quality between the two. Though designs are added to hats made of both mediums, this hat is unembellished save for a simple braided horsehair band.

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