Turban

Museum number:
9-11173
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Alternate number:
9-7 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
turban for folk-drama; red cotton cloth, imitation silver and pearls; 28 cm width; 13.5 cm height;
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan (Rajasthani peasants)
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
June 1969
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Metal, Pearl (animal material), and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Turbans
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn by men as costume for Rajasthani 'khyal' folk dance-drama; this turban represents that of the king of Bikaner; made by hereditary (caste) costume designers.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 28 centimeters and height 13.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Turban, accession number 9-11173, described as turban for folk-drama; red cotton cloth, imitation silver and pearls; 28 cm width; 13.5 cm height;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Turban, accession number 9-11173, described as turban for folk-drama; red cotton cloth, imitation silver and pearls; 28 cm width; 13.5 cm height;

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