Turban

Museum number:
9-11178
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
33a (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
turban for everyday use; hand-printed cotton; 30 cm width; 12 cm height
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
July 1969
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Turbans
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn daily by men as turban; made by members of chimpa (clothprinter's) caste
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 30 centimeters and height 12 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Turban, accession number 9-11178, described as turban for everyday use; hand-printed cotton; 30 cm width; 12 cm height
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Turban, accession number 9-11178, described as turban for everyday use; hand-printed cotton; 30 cm width; 12 cm height

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