ANTIQUE c.1850 SOUTHWESTERN TRIBE MEXICAN SOMBRERO HAT RARE!

Description

ANTIQUE c. 1850 – 1880 SOUTHWESTERN MEXICAN SOMBRERO NAVAJO NATIVE HAT PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM A NAVAJO MANS COLLECTION.
SOME WEAR FROM AGE & USE. STITCHED REPAIR AND MAYBE A EMBLEM MISSING SEE PHOTOS FOR DETAILS.
MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 13 INCHES DIAMETER AND 6" X 7" INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE IS AROUND 19 INCHES.
SOME DISCOLORATION IN AREAS DUE TO AGE / WEAR / USE.
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HISTORY OF THE SOMBRERO
In climates that are mainly hot and sunny, occurs a need for a hat with wide brim that would protect the wearer. Sombrero is that kind of a hat. First such hats appeared in Mongolia and were worn by horse riders in 13th century.
There are different ideas about how sombreros originated in Mexico and who made it. Some think that they are invented by mestizo workers, Latino people of European and Native American descent that were working in Southern United States and in Mexico. Other think that sombrero was invented by horse riders who came from Jalisco capital, Guadalajara, and who made it part of their uniform. And there are those who think that early cowboys from Texas took the Spanish sombrero as a practical solution for the problem of strong sun. Mexican sombrero is a hat worn by mariachi, folk musicians who wear outfits with embroidery, beading and gold threads and have wide sombreros that are decorated in similar way; and charros, traditional horseman from Mexico. It is also a part of a “sombrero dance” - jarabe tapatio.
Folk song that accompanies the dance tells about a love story between poor charro peasant and a girl he loves and his attempts woo her. In an attempt to win her sympathies he tosses his sombrero on the ground, the most valuable possession that he has, as a gift and a sigh of his seriousness. When she accepts his advances she starts a dance on the brim of the sombrero.
Philippines also have history of using sombreros which came there through Mexican influence by Manila Galleon Trade that was occurring between Manila (now Philippines) and Acapulco, New Spain (now Mexico) from 1565 to 1815.
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