Nambawi

Description

Hat with an open top and ear flaps, of slubbed red and green silk outside and dark green wool inside, trimmed with white fur with a yellow silk tie under chin, worn by Mrs Davidson Smith as a child and made by her Ama: Korea, 1920s

Museum reference

K.2002.83 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Nambawi, Hat

Production information

Korea, East Asia

Date

1920s

Style / Culture

Korean

Materials

Silk, Wool, Fur

Physical description

Slubbed red and green silk outside, dark green wool inside, trimmed with white fur, yellow silk tie under chin

Associations

Previous owner: Davidson-Smith, Mary, Mrs, 2002 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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