In this video walkthrough here, you will see the skull and hat puzzle. Make it full screen and hopefully you will be able to see it better. If this doesn't help, we can try to explain it more. This is a tough game - you are doing great.
well the vid was good I just had to do it my way..i played this game 5 years ago and this time it took me twice as long to finish it..thanks for all the help along the way. now on to what ???