Woven Hat Seller in Bogor, 1938

in #history3 years ago

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Photo: Wijnand Elbert Kerkhoff/National Gallery of Australia

The photo above shows a seller of woven pandanus hats in Bogor around 1938. Woven hats were one of the handicrafts that are mostly occupied by the people of West Java and Banten, and even became a popular export commodity.

The photo above was taken by Wijnand Elbert Kerkhoff and archived by the National Gallery of Australia.