ILLUSTRATIONS. 



( I'hoiDnriiiihs by Cortes.) 



Plate I. 



Hat from Mavitac, Lajjuna Province, made of the leaf sheath of the betel- 

 nut palm {Areca catechu Linn.), held in place by strips of 

 bamboo. The diameter, 75 centimeters, is not unusually large, 

 and {greater sizes are frequently seen. The hat almost com- 

 pletely shades the body and forms an almost ideal protection for 

 the worker in the fields. 



Plate II. 



Fig. 1. Figure on the left: Hat the same as figured on Plate I. Shows 

 a large portion of the body shaded at 10 a. m. when the sun 

 is comparatively low. 



Figure on the right: Salacot from Calasiao, Pampanga. 

 Interior frame of coarse buntal; that is, the fibro-vascular bundles 

 from the leaf -stalk of the buri palm {Corypha data Roxb.), 

 exterior covering of nito {Lyg odium circinnatuni Sw.). 

 2. Figure on the left: Hat which shades only the head, made from 

 a gourd {Lageraria vulgaris Seringe), lined with split bamboo. 



Figure on the right: Salacot from Tagbilaran, Bohol. This 

 is in many respects an ideal hat for every day wear and might 

 be adopted by Caucasians with profit. It is light in weight and 

 is set away from the head by a soft network of rattan which 

 is easy on the head and affords a maximum air circulation. The 

 hat is well made and the appearance is pleasing. 



The materials of construction are: network of under and 

 upper surface nito {Lygodium sp.) ; foundation, leaves of analiao 

 (Livistona sp.) ; ornamentation at top partly coconut fiber and 

 framework of rattan. 



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