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Start Over Object class Caps (headgear) Donor Shireenbai Kapadia
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-12079, described as Cap; Topi (Gujerati): hat; Parsi priest's; white cotton, machine sewn, with lining of same material; L. 26 cm., W. 15.5 cm. Made by tailors. Worn by Parsi priests as part of their ceremonial garb. The topi is usually a base for a white cotton turban wrapped around it. This specimen belonged to the donor's husband, a priest in Udwada, Indian center of the Zoroastrian religion.
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-12078, described as Cap; Topi (Gujerati): cap; Parsi priest's; white cotton, hand sewn, with lining of same material; L. 27 cm., W. 15.5 cm. Made by tailors or women of the family. Worn by Parsi priests as part of their ceremonial garb. The topi is usually a base for a white cotton turban wrapped around it. This speicmen belonged to the donor's husband, a priest in Udwada, Indian centre of the Zoroastrian religion.

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