Man's skull cap of black satin made of six segments with a large red cord knot at the top centre. Lined in red cotton. The lining is stamped with three separate inscriptions in black ink: one Chinese character 'yuan' at centre, and two groups of characters at opposite sides on brim.

worn by a man on informal occasion

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn6613
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 135 x 175 x 183 mm
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