Object class: Worn costume accessories / Culture or time period: South Asian cultures / Accession number: Acc.2950 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-12029, described as prayer cap; gold geometric motifs brocaded on red silk ground; 2 pieces of same colour but different motif used at crown; brown cotton lining; Worn by Parsi children of both sexes and men while praying, visiting the temple or in any generally religious or ceremonial context. Kinkhab or kasab is a kind of brocade using metallic thread. These topis or caps are sometimes referred to as vatkas. This specimen belonged to the 1st Indian baronet, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, an ancestor of the donor’s late husband.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-12028, described as prayer cap; gold and silver birds brocaded on purple silk ground; maroon and white striped satin lining; Worn by Parsi children of both sexes and men while praying, visiting the temple or in any generally religious or ceremonial context. Kinkhab or kasab is a kind of brocade using metallic thread. These topis or caps are sometimes referred to as vatkas. This specimen belonged to the 1st Indian baronet, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, an ancestor of the donor’s late husband.

Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-12030, described as prayer cap; gold geometric motifs brocaded on red silk ground; red and yellow striped cotton lining; Worn by Parsi children of both sexes and men while praying, visiting the temple or in any generally religious or ceremonial context. Kinkhab or kasab is a kind of brocade using metallic thread. These topis or caps are sometimes referred to as vatkas. This specimen belonged to the 1st Indian baronet, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, an ancestor of the donor’s late husband.