Head cloth

Museum number:
9-23472
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Alternate number:
10a (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Head cloth. Red cloth. Long sides edged in blue appliqué, green and brown embroidery, tassels and beads at corners.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Culture or time period:
Mien
Materials:
Silk and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
ca. 1930
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 7.5 inches, whole— width 19 inches, and whole— length 25 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Head cloth, accession number 9-23472, described as Head cloth. Red cloth. Long sides edged in blue appliqué, green and brown embroidery, tassels and beads at corners.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Head cloth, accession number 9-23472, described as Head cloth. Red cloth. Long sides edged in blue appliqué, green and brown embroidery, tassels and beads at corners.

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