DepartmentTextiles-Middle East
Muscat Man's Hat (kummah)
NameHat
Artist
Artist not recorded
Place madeOman, Middle East, Asia
MediumCotton, linen, embroidery thread
Dimensions4 15/16 × 7 1/2 in. (12.5 × 19 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2011.55.12
Object numberFA.2011.55.12
DescriptionThis hat is comprised of a white cotton base, with golden-yellow and silver-grey embroidery thread. The hat has an overall cylindrical shape, with a flat circle closing the top of the hat. The pattern along the sides of the hat is alternating with a loopy scallop and intermittent zig-zag bands. The design on the top of the hat is concentric with alternating patterns of the same scallop design on the sides of the hat.
Early 20th century
mid 20th
Late 19th century