Grade: Fine Material: 100% Natural Toquilla Straw Color: Natural straw (biege) Sizes available: 56 cm to 62 cm Brim width: 5-6.5 cm / 2-2.5 inch Packaging: unfolded in a large carton box Panama Hats are handwoven with Toquilla Straw Fiber in the city of Montecristi, located in Ecuador - South America. Panama hat is a traditional brimmed hat of Ecuadorian origin that is made from the plaited leaves of the “Paja Toquilla” straw plant. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe.