New Zealand Hat
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Traditional Clothing and Adornment
Object Type: Headwear
Country: New Zealand
Continent: Oceania
Geographic Region: Australia and New Zealand
Materials: Wool, Possum Fur
height: 7 in;
This headwear is knitted from yarn that is made only in New Zealand, combining sheep's wool and possum fur.
The non-native brushtail possum is a huge pest in New Zealand, eating many of the birds and their eggs that are native to the islands and destroying the vegetation. The possum fur used in this beanie comes from wild possums that have been trapped; it is illegal to breed the possum in New Zealand.
Source:
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/possum-an-ecological-nightmare/
https://theyarnqueen.co.nz/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-possum-wool-but-were-afraid-to-ask/