Cap

Museum number:
9-12029
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Accession number:
Acc.2950
Description:
prayer cap; gold geometric motifs brocaded on red silk ground; 2 pieces of same colour but different motif used at crown; brown cotton lining; Worn by Parsi children of both sexes and men while praying, visiting the temple or in any generally religious or ceremonial context. Kinkhab or kasab is a kind of brocade using metallic thread. These topis or caps are sometimes referred to as vatkas. This specimen belonged to the 1st Indian baronet, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, an ancestor of the donor’s late husband.
Donor:
Mrs. Sapurji Ashburner
Collection place:
Maharashtra State, India
Culture or time period:
Parsi
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
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:
1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-12029, described as prayer cap; gold geometric motifs brocaded on red silk ground; 2 pieces of same colour but different motif used at crown; brown cotton lining; Worn by Parsi children of both sexes and men while praying, visiting the temple or in any generally religious or ceremonial context. Kinkhab or kasab is a kind of brocade using metallic thread. These topis or caps are sometimes referred to as vatkas. This specimen belonged to the 1st Indian baronet, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, an ancestor of the donor’s late husband.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-12029, described as prayer cap; gold geometric motifs brocaded on red silk ground; 2 pieces of same colour but different motif used at crown; brown cotton lining; Worn by Parsi children of both sexes and men while praying, visiting the temple or in any generally religious or ceremonial context. Kinkhab or kasab is a kind of brocade using metallic thread. These topis or caps are sometimes referred to as vatkas. This specimen belonged to the 1st Indian baronet, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, an ancestor of the donor’s late husband.

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