Junk Drawer

When I recognized the natural woven material of this oval shaped thing, I realized it must be from some kind of straw hat, and specifically the brim of the hat. There was no top portion of the hat around to be found. This brim must have worn off and just fallen right off the hat. I had to wonder if this had happened while somebody was wearing it. Perhaps they tossed the brim aside and went on wearing their hat without any brim. Of course, it would no longer provide shade from the sun, but it would certainly be a new style. Maybe the fashion statement would be something about continuing to wear clothing even when parts of it are falling off, and letting it disintegrate naturally. I still haven’t figured out the whole story on this hat brim. But if you see somebody around town wearing a brimless straw hat, then you’ll have an idea of what may have happened.