Head covering

Museum number:
9-23334
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
47 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Head covering Body of head covering is triangular. Red fabric on one side. 90 degree angled bands of cross stitch on the other side. Patterns both geometric and curvilinear. Six pink tassels hanging from white and black beads. Straps are red fabric with pink yarn tassels hanging from red, white, yellow and black beads.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Culture or time period:
Mien
Materials:
Glass (material), Glass (material) (beads), and Textile materials
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Production date:
ca. 1975
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 6 inches, whole— length 6 inches, whole— width 11.5 inches, and whole— length 29 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Head covering, accession number 9-23334, described as Head covering Body of head covering is triangular. Red fabric on one side. 90 degree angled bands of cross stitch on the other side. Patterns both geometric and curvilinear. Six pink tassels hanging from white and black beads. Straps are red fabric with pink yarn tassels hanging from red, white, yellow and black beads.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Head covering, accession number 9-23334, described as Head covering Body of head covering is triangular. Red fabric on one side. 90 degree angled bands of cross stitch on the other side. Patterns both geometric and curvilinear. Six pink tassels hanging from white and black beads. Straps are red fabric with pink yarn tassels hanging from red, white, yellow and black beads.

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