Turban

Museum number:
9-11261
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Alternate number:
424B (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
turban; cotton, twisted and tie-dyed to form a multi-coloured plaid; still largely twisted, tied and coiled; diameter of coil 22 cm., Width of untwisted end 104 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur att.
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Turbans
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn by men; this particular piece is described as mothara, probably referring to the pattern.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 104 centimeters and diameter 22 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Turban, accession number 9-11261, described as turban; cotton, twisted and tie-dyed to form a multi-coloured plaid; still largely twisted, tied and coiled; diameter of coil 22 cm., Width of untwisted end 104 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Turban, accession number 9-11261, described as turban; cotton, twisted and tie-dyed to form a multi-coloured plaid; still largely twisted, tied and coiled; diameter of coil 22 cm., Width of untwisted end 104 cm.

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