turban for folk drama; orange cotton, imitation silver decoration; 25 cm length; 14 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan (Rajasthan peasants)
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
June 1969
Materials:
Cotton (textile) (cotton cloth molded into turban around cotton strng) and Silver (metal) (imitation silver decoration)
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:
turban worn as part of costume for Rajasthani 'khyal' folk dance-drama performances; worn by men; this turban represents that of the king of Jaipur; made by hereditary (caste) costume designers.