Vintage Rickshaw Wicker and Tobacco Leaf Asian Hat Handmade Custom Design

This is a rare find!

Usually when you find these vintage Asian Rickshaw conical hats, they are wicker and simple designs and that's that.

This one is hand-made with what appear to be tobacco leaves and overlaid with the typical wicker/rattan structure. It also has a two tone design you will not see often if at all, and an actual graphic design embedded. You can search and search and you'll be hard-pressed to find another one remotely similar.

This was personally gifted to a friend of the family who traveled the world for work decades ago in small Asian villages. I can't say exactly where because that is the extent of what i was told, and he is no longer around to give any more details.