cap; yellow rayon satin, lined with white buckram; black cotton trim; Length 24 cm. (diameter) height 16 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan att.
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Rayon, and Satin
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Caps (headgear)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn by pundits in temples (Hindu). made by tailors
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 24 centimeters, diameter 24 centimeters, and height 16 centimeters