Head cloth

Museum number:
9-22596
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Accession number:
Acc.4693
Description:
navy blue panel decorated with 4 pointed 1/2 stars and stylized 8 pointed stars plus other star-like designs; dark red, green, maroon, salmon, white and gold. bound on all 4 sides with alternating red fabric. 1 corner adorned with 8 tassels of red and gold threads finished with 2 beads at the top of each (missing from 1). tie cords are attached to 2 opposing corners. 1 of decorative tape and one of hand made string.
Donor:
Eric Crystal
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Verbatim coll. place:
S.E. Asia
Collector:
Eric Crystal
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
March 24, 1998
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 31.5 centimeters and width 33 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Head cloth, accession number 9-22596, described as navy blue panel decorated with 4 pointed 1/2 stars and stylized 8 pointed stars plus other star-like designs; dark red, green, maroon, salmon, white and gold. bound on all 4 sides with alternating red fabric. 1 corner adorned with 8 tassels of red and gold threads finished with 2 beads at the top of each (missing from 1). tie cords are attached to 2 opposing corners. 1 of decorative tape and one of hand made string.

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