Vtg 1990's Hat Cap Panda With Animals Handmade 6 Panels Embroidered The Five Poisons Beading Checkered Lining
We have two of these hats. Each listed separately. One has a black and white small checkered lining and the other has a colorful large checkered lining.
My parents brought these hats home from a visit to China, Korea and Japan in the late 1990's. Made in China.
This hat/cap was woven with a pattern featuring the five poisonous creatures: snake, centipede, scorpion, toad, and spider. Their protective qualities are called upon during the festival of Duanwu, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The Chinese believe wearing clothes or using an object with representations of these creatures during the festival can ward off evil.
The have never been worn. So very ornate and super unusual.
Beautifully hand made in six panels. The panda is on the front of each hat, slightly different. As well, each bill of the hat is slightly different in its colors of threads, beading and embroidery.
Every other panel is red and blue. The animals are embroidered and appliqued. Each panel has some beading. Each hat has a red loop at the top of the cap.
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This hat are truly a piece of textile art. To me, they are just amazing. So one of a kind (or two of a kind).
If you need a special gift for the hard to buy for, you perhaps found it here.
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