Hair ornament

Museum number:
9-11220
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
39b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
hair ornament; black cotton thread with three knotted tassels; Length 61 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Delhi State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Delhi
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
July 1969
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (thread)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hair ornaments
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
For braiding into the hair. Used for daily wear or special occasions depending on the degree of elaboration.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 61 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-11220, described as hair ornament; black cotton thread with three knotted tassels; Length 61 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-11220, described as hair ornament; black cotton thread with three knotted tassels; Length 61 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-11220, described as hair ornament; black cotton thread with three knotted tassels; Length 61 cm.

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