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TITLE
Sun bonnet
 
DESCRIPTION
Sun bonnet

Vernacular Name: sagyo boshi
Shallow pleats, neck flap to prevent neck's exposure to sun.

Cotton. 38cm L x 24cm W
 
CONTEXT
Cloth bonnet of the type used by women workers in the sugar cane fields.
 
CREDIT
Fukuoka Junior Chamber of Commerce
Courtesy of Bishop Museum