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.
780 Red Dao Traditional Boys Cap with Cowrie Shells
779 Yi Minority Girls Silk Hand-embroidered Fish Hat
777 Chinese Dragon Silk Child's Wind Hat
774 Yao/Dao Minority Celestial Crown
758 Rare Ru-Yi Chinese Minority Child's Wind Hat
757 Miao Minority Eight Immortals Child's Hat
751 Blue Silk Shidong Miao Girls Hat
750 Miao Minority Girls Black Velvet Hat
749 Bird and Peony Blue Silk Miao Padded Wind Hat
748 Miao Minority Butterfly Black Velvet Wind Hat
747 Miao Newborns Silk Embroidered Wind Hat
746 Lotus Flower Summer Cool Hat
745 Traditional Miao Infant's Embroidered Silk Hat
744 Purple-Eyed Silk Dragon Han Chinese Summer Hat
743 Symbolic Miao Child's Silk Embroidered Hat
742 Dragon Topped Miao Minority Embroidered Hat
740 Rare Antique Yao Horsehair Embroidered Hat
739 Bai Minority Immortals Child's Hat
738 Sweet Bai Minority Silk Flower Girls Hat
734 Unique Vintage Akha - Parmee Tribal Girls Hat
731 Shidong Miao Minority Silk Embroidered Baby Girls Hat
729 Colorful Nosed Black Silk Han Chinese Tiger Hat
727 Lively Blue Silk Satin Miao Minority Hat with Embroidered Menagerie
726 Embroidered Red Silk Songtao Miao Dog Style Child's Hat
724 Bai Minority Tiger Wind Hat with Immortals
723 Shidong Minority Lion Child's Wind Hat
719 Antique Purple Silk Unusually Nosed Creature Han Hat
718 Chinese Minority Guard's Hat with Immortals
717 Bai Minority Girls Festival Hat
716 Miao Minority Child's Hat with 8 Immortals
714 Bai Minority Pheonix Hat with Lotus Petals
712 Orange Silk Tiger Han Chinese Child's Collar
710 Sweet 100-Bird Miao Minority Appliqued Baby Cap
707 Pink Brocade Black-Faced Tiger Bai Minority Hat
703 Sturdy Apricot-Orange Ink-Drawn Tiger Hat
702 Yellow Silk Ink-Drawn Tiger Chinese Child's Hat
700 Protective Silk and Cotton Child's Tiger hat
698 Antique Pink Brocade Tiger Hat with Mice in Ears
697 Happy Orange Chinese Tiger Hat with Longevity Knot
696 Floral Embroidered Black Silk Tiger Child's Hat
694 Money-Tongued Chinese Creature Silk Children’s Hat
693 Friendly Orange Silk Tiger Chinese Child's Hat
691 Majestic Orange Silk Tiger Wind Hat
690 Green & Black Double Tiger Silk Hat with “Kitty”
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
