Hat

Oroche

river Khor, Ussuri Krai, village Surpai

late 19th century

Costume, headdress

Wood (birch bark); wood; cloth: cotton; threads: plant fiber: cotton; paint

diameter 40.5

РЭМ 1870-92

Men’s summer headgear: a low, tapered birch bark hat with a broad base, without any decoration; inside is a round birch bark rim to suit the head size, and a ribbon. A thin toned birch bark strip is attached along the outer edge with wooden braid. The Udege people wore the taluga aoo birch bark hat for protection against sunbeams or rain. Men’s and women’s hats were similar, and sometimes decorated with a carved birch bark applique on the outside.