SOLD Wonderful Hand-Embroidered Chinese Festival Tiger Hat (Hu Tou Mao) smaller than a baseball and neither would let me

and neither would let me leave without them

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who for me has all of the presence of an ancient artifact

and really they transcend

with the holes going all the way through

SOLD Wonderful Hand-Embroidered Chinese Festival Tiger Hat (Hu Tou Mao) smaller than a baseball and neither would let meFound just before the dawn of the Chinese lunar new year (happy year of the dragon!), this hat would have been worn, probably by a young boy (though it fits this adult head perfectly) for special occasions, including New Year's festivals. Though featuring the faces of different animals, these are typically referred to as tiger hats, or hu tou mao, and symbolize protection for children from evil spirits and empowerment for future success. I'm not