Hat made from plant fibre in wrapped horizontal bands with a peak and a strap of twined vegetal fibre which divides into two and runs across the top of the hat, terminating in a socket into which are inserted several lengths of cane and two black and feathers, probably hornbill.
hat (clothing: headwear)
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