VCM

Hat

Philippines
AD 19th century ~ AD 19th century

Type

Costume and Jewelry

Indumentaria y joyería
Materials

vegetable fibers, velvet, silver

Fibres vegetables, terciopelo, plata
Measurements

Width 27,5 cm Height 17 cm. Length 34 cm.

Width 27, 5 cms. Height 17 cms. Length 34 cms.
Creator name

Grupo tagalog

Grupo tagalog
Creator date

Unknown
Where it was made

Philippines; Centro de Luzón

Centro de Luzón. Filipinas
Time period

AD 19th century ~ AD 19th century
Creation date

19th Century; ca. 1870

circa 1870
Function

Male apparel

Indumentaria masculina
Acquisition

In 1887, a monographic exhibition about the Philippines took place in Madrid with the objective of showing the natural products of those islands, as well as its industry and crafts. It was thought that this would help support trade between those remote lands and the metropolis. Then, an important collection of products and objects belonging to the various groups who inhabited the islands were sent to Madrid. This represented their different economic activities, apparel, ornaments, domestic housewares, musical instruments, ritual objects, weapons, etc. When this exhibition was closed, the Library Museum of High Seas (Museo Biblioteca de Ultramar) was created with all of the collections, both objects and bibliographies. In 1908, this museum was closed and the majority of its collections were passed on to become part of the National Museum of Anthropology.

En el año 1887 tuvo lugar en Madrid una exposición monográfica sobre las Filipinas, en la que se pretendió mostrar los productos naturales de aquellas islas, así como sus industrias y artesanías, pues con ello se creía favorecer el comercio de aquellas lejanas tierras con la metrópoli. Se trajo entonces una colección importante de productos y objetos que pertenecían a los diversos grupos que poblaban las islas, y que representaban sus diferentes actividades económicas, indumentaria, adornos, ajuar doméstico, instrumentos musicales, objetos rituales, armas, etc. Cuando se clausura esta exposición se creó con todas las colecciones, tanto de objetos como bibliográficas, el Museo Biblioteca de Ultramar. En 1908 se cierra este Museo y la mayoría de sus colecciones pasan a formar parta del actla Museo Nacional de Antropología.

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Why this is a Masterpiece: It was chosen because of its excellent workmanship, as well as for being unique in the museum’s collections.; Por su excelente trabajo y por ser único en las colecciones del Museo.
History of the Object: Hats were an important part of male apparel and an indispensable item in rural zones. The simplest ones were used while farming or in daily life, but the ones with ornaments were used for various ceremonies and festivities. The ones with silver ornaments were the symbol of local authorities, put in place by the Spanish and called “little governors” or “captains.” They did not necessarily coincide with the traditional leader. This hat has a frame woven with nito and a black velvet cover. The exterior surface has exceptional embroidery with flower and zoomorphic motifs made with wrought silver. On the top it has a silver plaque with an elliptical shape, also wrought with floral motifs, in which the initials of the owner “JM” are superimposed in golden silver. As a final detail it has little silver bells on the chinstrap.; Los sombreros son una parte importante de la indumentaria masculina, siendo en las zonas rurales indispensables. Los más sencillos se utilizaban durante las faenas agrícolas o en la vida diaria, pero los muy adornados se usaban en diversas ceremonias y fiestas. Los que tenían adornos de plata eran el símbolo de la jefatura local instaurada por los españoles, a los que éstos denominaban “gobernadorcillos” o “capitanes”, y que no necesariamente tenían que corresponder con líder tradicional. Este sombrero tiene el armazón tejido en nito y forrado en terciopelo negro, toda su superficie exterior está excepcionalmente adornada con motivos florales y zoomorfos realizados en plata repujada. En la parte superior tiene una placa de plata de forma elíptica, también repujada con motivos florales, en la que están sobrepuestas en plata dorada las iniciales del propietario “JM”. Como remate del barbuquejo tiene unas campanillas igualmente de plata.

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