Headcloth

Museum number:
18-1602
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4289
Description:
Heacloth; tan, brown, blue and red; with “tengaha” (middle undecorated area); two “parang” (sword patterns) with flowering branches; narrow fringe design along all four rolled edges. Man’s kerchief, folded diagonally and wrapped on head. 102 x 102 cm.
Donor:
Polly Blanchard
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Headcloth, accession number 18-1602, described as Heacloth; tan, brown, blue and red; with “tengaha” (middle undecorated area); two “parang” (sword patterns) with flowering branches; narrow fringe design along all four rolled edges. Man’s kerchief, folded diagonally and wrapped on head. 102 x 102 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Headcloth, accession number 18-1602, described as Heacloth; tan, brown, blue and red; with “tengaha” (middle undecorated area); two “parang” (sword patterns) with flowering branches; narrow fringe design along all four rolled edges. Man’s kerchief, folded diagonally and wrapped on head. 102 x 102 cm.

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