Head cover

Museum number:
9-11232
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011232
Alternate number:
415 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
head cover; red and white tie-dye pattern on black ground; cotton; Length 230 cm., Width 142 cm. (Unpressed).
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Jaipur (city), Jaipur district, Rajasthan
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Jaipur
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn by women over local skirt and blouse. made by men, women.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 230 centimeters and width 142 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Head cover, accession number 9-11232, described as head cover; red and white tie-dye pattern on black ground; cotton; Length 230 cm., Width 142 cm. (Unpressed).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head cover, accession number 9-11232, described as head cover; red and white tie-dye pattern on black ground; cotton; Length 230 cm., Width 142 cm. (Unpressed).

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