Sejarah Kerajinan Topi Bambu di Tangerang

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In its development, Tangerang is known by the world as a bamboo hat craftsman. Which then has its own peculiarity in terms of crafts, namely the craft of woven bamboo hats which was loved by foreign countries at that time. The research methodology uses historical methods, namely heuristics, criticism, interpretation and historiography. From the research results obtained information that the Tangerang bamboo hat has a long history starting in 1887 which has exported hats to foreign countries such as America, France, and other countries. It was recorded that from 1912-1931, Tangerang exported a lot of hats abroad, even though the export value fluctuated. After experiencing a decline in exports for several reasons, in the 1930s many bamboo hat craftsmen went out of business. In 1981 the bamboo hat began to squirm again after being selected as a scout attribute as a scout bamboo hat with the enactment of the decision of the Scout Movement Kwarnas. However, this only lasted until 1913, when the scout hat was replaced with a velvet hat.