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Nung Rawang Chief’s Hat

Myanmar

Mid-20th century

Rattan, boar tusks

The Nung Rawang people live in some of the most remote mountainous areas of the Kachin State of Myanmar. The boar tusks signify the wearer’s status as village headman or chief.

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