Vintage Chinese Child Infant Baby Silk Damask Figural Applique Dragon Wind Hat

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Antique Chinese Child's Infant Baby Black Silk Damask Applique Dragon Wind Hat
This antique Chinese child's infant baby black silk damask applique dragon wind hat dates from the 1920s. It is made of black silk damask weave fabric with a woven peony flower pattern, pink silk ruched trim edging, pink, mint green silk tassel trim on the sides and a colorful 3D raised appliqued dragon face on the top. The dragons powers make it an especially popular protective image and would have been used to frighten off evil spirits. This charming child's wind hat has a back flap drape covering the back of the neck for warmth and is fully lined with a pink and green floral print cotton fabric inside. These Han Chinese children's and infant hats were designed to provide protection from evil spirits, demons, and ghosts, but also to influence the wearing with important qualities such as wealth, health, courage, academic success, happiness, long life, grace and beauty. The hat measures 9 inches long, 6 inches deep and is 13 1/2 inches around the front opening. It is in good condition, with only some minor wear and thinning on the tassel trim (see close-ups). This is truly a wonderful piece of one of a kind antique Chinese wearable art!
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