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Child's hat of black fabric embroidered on top and with sides and front decorated with applied panels. The central of the front five panels shows an anthropomorphic figure above a flower motif. The top part of the hat ends with a scalloped edge trimmed with white fur and is embroidered with two opposing zozmorphic motifs. The two side panels are also trimmed with white fur. A long loop of braid forms a strap extending from ear to ear.
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