Skip to content
The Global Language of Headwear
  • Introduction
  • Cultural Identity
  • Power, Prestige & Status
  • Ceremonies & Celebrations
  • Spiritual Beliefs
  • Protection
  • Credits

Buryat Hat

Photo credit: Matthew Hillman
The Buryats are an indigenous people from the Lake Baikal area who live in the Buryatia Republic of Russia, on the northern border of Mongolia. Their history, language, religion, and way of life are closely related to that of the Khalkha Mongols. The conical hat resembles an ovoo, a stone shrine used in Mongolian traditional religious practices for the worship of Heaven and the sky spirit, Tengri.

DETAILS

Country: Russia/Mongolia

Date: late 20th century

Medium: cotton, velvet, silk, metal

Height: 11

Width: 11

Cultural Identity

Power,
Prestige
& Status

Ceremonies &
Celebrations

Spiritual
Beliefs

Protection

Current Location

The Citadelle Art Museum
Canadian, TX

Sep 15, 2020 – January 23, 2021

Tour Schedule

The Schingoethe Center of Aurora University, Aurora, IL
Mar 16, 2021 – May 21, 2021

Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Kalamazoo, MI

Jul 17, 2021 – Oct 24, 2021

Fullerton Museum Center
Fullerton CA

Nov 20, 2021 – Jan 16, 2022

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Dec 3, 2022 – Feb 26, 2023

© 2022 The Global Language of Headwear  |  Not for reproduction or reuse. Any unauthorized copying, alteration, distribution, transmission, performance, display or other use of this material is prohibited. All Rights Reserved to the lender.

Exhibit Credits
& Support

Built By