African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021
Lot 402
A Luzon chief's hat
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
A Luzon chief's hat
La Laguna Province, Philippines
basketry with silver mounts and a waxed finish, the lozenge shaped top mount with chased floral decoration and with a faceted finial, the sides with applied bands, the interior with an oval frame hung with a pair of fabric strands with metal mounts each with a heart shape pendant, with a typed collection label 99 Native Hat, Province of La Laguna. Colonel H. H. Bandholtz, P.C., 18th / 19th century,
18cm high.
Provenance
Major General Harry Hill Bandholtz Collection.
Grafton H. Cook II, from the above's widow 1963.
Exhibited
probably at St Louis Exhibition, 1904 - Exhibit of Philippine Curios / Property of Gen H. H. Bandholtz, no.99.