Chinese Children's Hats
Chinese Children's Hats are found in two distinct large groupings both which are represented in this collection of fine handmade hats.The most predominate are the vintage Han Chinese Children's hats from four northern provinces of China including Shanxi, Shaanxi (Xian), Hebei, and Shandong.
Most of these hats in the collection date from early 20th century to 1950.
The second group is found among the Miao, Dong, Yi, and Bai Minority people of SW China. In the more isolated mountainous regions minority children are still wearing their protective hats today.
No matter the origin the purposes of the lovingly created hats are the same: to provide protection from evil spirits, demons, and ghosts but also to imbue the child with important qualities such as wealth, health, courage, academic success, happiness, long life, grace,and beauty.
All of the hats are full of symbolism. An excellent source of information is Stories of Chinese Children's Hats, Symbolism and Folklore by Phylis Lan Lin & Christi Lan Lin.
691 Majestic Orange Silk Tiger Wind Hat
690 Green & Black Double Tiger Silk Hat with “Kitty”
689 Charming Embroidered Chinese Child's Tiger Hat
688 Orange and Black Silk Double Tiger Chinese Hat
686 Silk Embroidered Chinese Child's Summer Hat
684 Han Chinese Child's Summer Tiger Hat
681 Lotus Bud Chinese Child's Silk Fringed Hat
680 Antique Han Chinese Silk Summer Hat
675 Large Chinese Scholar Pavilion Silk Hat
664 Black Silk Chinese Scholars Hat
662 Bai Minority Woman’s Colorful Tufted Headdress
661 Hui Minority White Cotton Quilted Skull Cap
659 Bai Minority Girls Embroidered Crown Hat
657 Uyghur Traditional Mans Embroidered Cap
656 Hand-Embroidered Traditional Uyghur Skullcap
655 Uzbek Girls Hat Needlepoint Embroidery
654 Tu Minority Man's Folding Hat Gansu Province
630 Miao Minority Butterfly Padded Wind Hat
624 Pink Silk Dong Minority Festival Hat
622 Sweet Dong Minority Embroidered Festival Hat
620 Chinese Minority Embroidered Indigo Wind Hat
619 Round-Headed Silk Chinese Tiger Hat
618 Zhaoxing Dong Minority Girl's Hat
616 Dong Minority Long Back Festival Hat
615 Vintage Dong Minority Festival Hat
613 Geyi Miao Girl's Festival Hat
612 Chinese Minority Silk Embroidered Girls Hat
609 Bird in Lotus Chinese Summer Hat
608 Eight Trigrams Silk Velvet Chinese Child's Hat
605 Silk Embroidered Flower Petal Hat
594 Sweet Flowery Hmong Applique Hat
580 Blue Silk Crown Child's Scholars Hat with Fish
577 Dong Minority Girls Hat with Buddhas
572 Golden Threads Protective Chinese Child's Wind Hat
562 Lively Blue Silk Dragon with Flowers Han Chinese Hat
559 Bai Minority Flower Wind Hat with Berries
557 Lovely Silk Flower Crown Chinese Hat
551 Miao Girl's Festival Hat with Silver
550 Miao Ethnic Minority Padded Child's Hat
546 Embroidered Han Chinese Orange Tiger Hat
538 Miao Bat Wind Hat with Immortals
537 Dong Girl's Festival Green Silk Hat
533 Tiger Topped Embroidered Chinese Hat
530 Orange Silk Tiger Chinese Wind Hat
529 Black Silk Dog Earred Hat
528 Eagle Crown Hat Han Chinese
525 Yi Minority Parrot Beak Hat
521 Bai Minority Girls Pomegranate/Butterfly Hat
517 Vintage Dong Minority Girls Hat Dragons withTreasure
