Head cover

Museum number:
9-11241
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011241
Alternate number:
421 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
head cover; (orni); yellow cotton with red tie-dyed border and motifs; consists of 2 widths sewn together vertically; Length 264 cm., Width 170 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:
Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn by women over the local skirt and blouse; this particular orni acquired after the birth of the first child. made by men, women.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 170 centimeters and length 264 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Head cover, accession number 9-11241, described as head cover; (orni); yellow cotton with red tie-dyed border and motifs; consists of 2 widths sewn together vertically; Length 264 cm., Width 170 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Head cover, accession number 9-11241, described as head cover; (orni); yellow cotton with red tie-dyed border and motifs; consists of 2 widths sewn together vertically; Length 264 cm., Width 170 cm.

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