A hat worn by Harrison Ford in an Indiana Jones film has sold for more than $630,000 at auction.
The whip-wielding adventurer had a scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where his hat was trapped, and he had to grab it before a trap door fell down.
Propstore sold the fedora – which was also placed on the head of Ford's stunt performer Dean Ferrandini – from the 1984 film for $630,000 (€573,000).
The sable-coloured rabbit felt hat was an update on the original version that was used in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and featured a "more tapered" crown then the first film, according to the auction house.
Inside there is a blue Herbert Johnson crest, stating that it was made by the costume designers, along with a manufacturing label with the same date as the preparation for the film project.
A production team, who worked on filming in the US, said it was used in the river raft sequence at the start of the film as well as in additional photography at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).
During the scene, the US archaeologist is on board a plane with nightclub singer Wilhelmina 'Willie' Scott (Kate Capshaw), and his 12-year-old friend Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) trying to escape a crime boss.
As the plane was set to come crashing down, Indiana, Willie and Short jumped on a raft to exit the flight, and landed in an Indian village, where they soon get tied up with cultists who had taken over the surrounding areas.
Source: Press Association
