Coat tassel

Museum number:
9-23470a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
5a,b (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Women's coat tassel. Tassels to hang down back. Hook to chain to metal bead which "forks" to five points from which string is hung. These strings are purple braids wrapped in silver wire to create purple and silver stripes. Finishes in red yarn tassels.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Culture or time period:
Mien
Materials:
Metal and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 22 inches and whole— width 5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coat tassel, accession number 9-23470a,b, described as Women's coat tassel. Tassels to hang down back. Hook to chain to metal bead which "forks" to five points from which string is hung. These strings are purple braids wrapped in silver wire to create purple and silver stripes. Finishes in red yarn tassels.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coat tassel, accession number 9-23470a,b, described as Women's coat tassel. Tassels to hang down back. Hook to chain to metal bead which "forks" to five points from which string is hung. These strings are purple braids wrapped in silver wire to create purple and silver stripes. Finishes in red yarn tassels.

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