Hat

Museum number:
9-17976
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017976
Accession number:
Acc.4278
Description:
Helmet design with "tiger's" (or lion's) ears in front; flowers and butterflies embroidered on red silk, trimmed with red and white braid. Narrow metallic strip handsewn around top. Embroidery on silk, cotton lining. About 50 cm around; H. 22.5 cm.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Yunnan province, Southwest China
Culture or time period:
Chinese and Dai
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hats
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 9-17976, described as Helmet design with "tiger's" (or lion's) ears in front; flowers and butterflies embroidered on red silk, trimmed with red and white braid. Narrow metallic strip handsewn around top. Embroidery on silk, cotton lining. About 50 cm around; H. 22.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hat, accession number 9-17976, described as Helmet design with "tiger's" (or lion's) ears in front; flowers and butterflies embroidered on red silk, trimmed with red and white braid. Narrow metallic strip handsewn around top. Embroidery on silk, cotton lining. About 50 cm around; H. 22.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 9-17976, described as Helmet design with "tiger's" (or lion's) ears in front; flowers and butterflies embroidered on red silk, trimmed with red and white braid. Narrow metallic strip handsewn around top. Embroidery on silk, cotton lining. About 50 cm around; H. 22.5 cm.

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