SOLD Wonderful Hand-Embroidered Chinese Festival Tiger Hat (Hu Tou Mao) smaller than a baseball joy-inducing gift for most anyone)

joy-inducing gift for most anyone)

when hard-shelled electric miner's cap lamps began to replace canvas caps with brackets to which oil lamps attached

and neither would let me leave without them

Overall excellent condition

with the holes going all the way through

SOLD Wonderful Hand-Embroidered Chinese Festival Tiger Hat (Hu Tou Mao) smaller than a baseball joy-inducing gift for most anyone)Found just before the dawn of the Chinese lunar new year (happy year of the dragon!), this hat would have been worn, probably by a young boy (though it fits this adult head perfectly) for special occasions, including New Year's festivals. Though featuring the faces of different animals, these are typically referred to as tiger hats, or hu tou mao, and symbolize protection for children from evil spirits and empowerment for future success. I'm not