1980's Made in Burma
Mens Kalaga Embroidered Hat $38.00Not in stock Item No. 365923-M63422
80s -Made in Burma- Mens black background cotton velveteen with hand embroidered gold metallic green, gold, lavender and blue threads, tiny silver sequins, lined in buckram, Kalaga work bill cap hat. Kalaga is the traditional name for embroidered tapestries from Burma now called Myanmar. This style comes from the Mandalay region and the tradition goes back more than a century. These ornate, embroidered and uniquely Burmese tapestries are handmade, sewing silver metal sequins onto velvet, framing each motif with long coils of gold or silver thread. They were originally made for elaborate wall hangings to decorate Temples and Palaces. (Shell stiffener in bottom brim facing is broken)