Head wrap

Museum number:
9-23429
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090023429
Alternate number:
108 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Head wrap. Black hemp fabric with 6.5 inches of embroidery at each end. Yellow, pink, purple, white and teal geometric embroidery. 18 small yarn pompoms on each side.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Laos
Culture or time period:
Mien
Collection date:
1989
Materials:
Textile materials and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works)
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 58 inches and whole— width 13.5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Head wrap, accession number 9-23429, described as Head wrap. Black hemp fabric with 6.5 inches of embroidery at each end. Yellow, pink, purple, white and teal geometric embroidery. 18 small yarn pompoms on each side.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Head wrap, accession number 9-23429, described as Head wrap. Black hemp fabric with 6.5 inches of embroidery at each end. Yellow, pink, purple, white and teal geometric embroidery. 18 small yarn pompoms on each side.

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