Doha: As part of the closing celebrations for the Qatar Argentina and Chile 2025 Year of Culture (YoC), the initiative has commissioned a remarkable cross-cultural collaboration that brings together traditional Chilean crin artisans and contemporary designers to create bespoke crin de caballo hats for attendees of Qatar’s first-ever competitive polo matcHes, taking place during Polo AlMarsa from Dec. 11-13.

According to Qatar News Agency, originating in Rari, a village nestled in the foothills of Chile’s Andes Mountains, crin craftsmanship is a centuries-old art form passed down through generations. Local artisans transform coarse, naturally trimmed horsehair into delicate flowers, ornaments, and decorative objects using a fully manual, highly intricate technique.

For this special Year of Culture collaboration, six master artisans collectively produced nearly 200 handwoven crin flowers to adorn 50 custom-designed fascinators.