This unusual plaited-straw helmet-shaped hat is very similar in both shape and ornament to contemporary steel military helmets. However, this highly decorative example was likely worn by a high-ranking official for festive peacetime occasions.
Helmet
Date: 16th century
Culture: Spanish
Medium: straw, metal, silk
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession Number: 32.132
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