Horse ornament; to be worn between the ears and over the muzzle; approximately T-shaped; multicolored embroidery in silk and cotton and mirrorwork on red cotton ground; light blue trim and multicolored glass beaded tassels around edge; white cotton backing; three red twisted cotton thread ties, two broken off; Length 23 cm, Width 27.5 cm
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Gujarat State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Gujerat
Culture or time period:
Gujarati people
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Collector says that the narrow section goes between the ears of the horse, thought the placing of the three ties makes this seem unlikely