Baako: Raffia Hat

A beautiful lightweight multicolored (black and natural) raffia hat featuring a 7 inch brim that was hand woven in Madagascar by a local artisan. Its shapeable brim allows the owner to wear the hat in many different styles. It is adjustable, with a drawstring in its interior, and will fit any head size of 57.5 cm or smaller. This hat is an eco-friendly product crafted from natural Raffia and other renewable and sustainable raw materials utilizing a variety of energy saving techniques. It contains a comfortable cotton lining and can fit most size heads. All of the coloring on this hat was done using a long lasting vegetable based dye. It's dual layer of fine woven Raffia allows the hat to offer UPF 50+/SPF 30+ sun protection which makes it a great hat for when you will be outdoors for an extended period of time. Our big brim Madagascar raffia hats are packable and are rolled easily for traveling. All hats are created in a fair trade environment and purchasing these hats helps support local Malagasy artisans and their families. Spot clean the hat with cold water when needed, do not use any soap or detergent.

All of our Madagascar Raffia Hats are given African names. The name of this hat "Baako" means "Baby, First Born".