Rare Chinese Liao Dynasty (907-1125) hat, in natural fibre of curved form on circular base, presented in a Perspex case, height 10,5 cm (hat) catalogue note: the Liao Dynasty was founded by Khitan a pro-Mongol people who were originally nomadic pastoralists residing in modern Inner Mongolia. There are examples of this type of hat in early paintings. Provenance: Collection of Judith Rutherford