Hat

Could be top of Akha hat with coiled and woven grasses covered along rim and flat crown with dark blue cotton fabric; crown is reinforced on the underside with pressed vegetable fiber and decorated on the exterior with a ten-sided star of beaten silver peaking slightly at center; the sides of hat consist of three layers on top of the basket frame; a horizontal layer of human hair fastened to thehat with a layer of wrapped blue cotton tread on top of which two rows of circular silver studs are fastened with long nail-like projections; four of the studs appear to be brass; a small tie of purple string is attached to one side of the interior.