Raffia Hat

This hat has been made by coiled plaits of light and dark raffia, or grass. It has an unusually square top. The World Museum Liverpool catalogue associated this example with hats made by initiatives into the all male Poro society, in the Poro bush .

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Further Information

• Type: Costume, dress
• Object: Raffia Hat
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Temne
• Dimensions: 290mm x 290mm
• Production Date: Unknown
• Associated Places: Sierra Leone (Created)
• Associated People: L. Probyn (Donor); G. W. Page (Collector)
• Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
• Accession Number: LIVCM.2.9.09.31

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