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Panama hats

Scope note

Lightweight hats made of fine, pale straw with a molded ridge front to back across the crown; hand-plaited in Central and South America from the leaves of the jipijapa. Also, term used loosely for similar summer hats regardless of the type of straw.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300046107

Broader Terms used

hats

Equivalent Terms used

panama hat

Created

13yrs ago

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