Middle Eastern Lubnän (Lebanon) - Kurd or Äräb Hand Knitted Silk Hat

Kurd (Kurdish) or Äräb (Arab) Hand Knitted Silk Hat from Lubnän (Lebanon). It is a tradition among the North Syrian Kurd tribes, as well as Arab tribes, in Lubnän to knit skull caps in this style with saturated colors. We assume this hat is from the 1940’s. It can even be even earlier. It is used and the colors on the outer side are a little lighter than the inside. They usually have a couple single tassels hanging from the top center. This one does not have one and this may indicate that it is made for Arab and not Kurdish use; although, we don’t know for sure. Some older and more interesting designed ones are coming out with birds and region names. This one has the name of the famous city of BAALBEK and the opposite side's word reads “Souvenir”. Such hats were probably used for ceremonial or regular purposes.

It is dated between the 1940s and 1950s

Measurements:

Height: 2 ½ ″ / 6 cm

Diameter: 5 ″ / 13 cm

This item is located in our Turkish depot, which ships from Turkey.