Head covering

Museum number:
9-23335
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
48 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Men's head piece for ceremony. Body of head piece is triangular and lined with rust red fabric which is used for for straps. Black hemp cloth with white, light and dark brown, green, purple and yellow grid and weave embroidery in bands of repeating patterns. Overall pattern is truncated squares/triangles. Straps finish with brown tassels hanging from beads.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Culture or time period:
Mien
Collection date:
1989
Materials:
Glass (material), Glass (material) (beads), and Textile materials
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Production date:
ca. 1940
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 16 inches, whole— width 1 inches, whole— width 8.5 inches, and whole— length 32.5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Head covering, accession number 9-23335, described as Men's head piece for ceremony. Body of head piece is triangular and lined with rust red fabric which is used for for straps. Black hemp cloth with white, light and dark brown, green, purple and yellow grid and weave embroidery in bands of repeating patterns. Overall pattern is truncated squares/triangles. Straps finish with brown tassels hanging from beads.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Head covering, accession number 9-23335, described as Men's head piece for ceremony. Body of head piece is triangular and lined with rust red fabric which is used for for straps. Black hemp cloth with white, light and dark brown, green, purple and yellow grid and weave embroidery in bands of repeating patterns. Overall pattern is truncated squares/triangles. Straps finish with brown tassels hanging from beads.

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