Head tassels

Museum number:
9-23332
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Alternate number:
45 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Man's ceremonial head tassels Final 14.5" black material with some squares of pattern using brown thread in the weft. Brown, yellow, and white cross stitch and embroidery. Pink silk tassels on strings of black and white beads. Middle of strap is rust red material.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Verbatim coll. place:
Purchased in Chiang Mai night market in 1990.
Culture or time period:
Mien
Collection date:
1990
Materials:
Fabric (silk) and Textile materials
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Production date:
ca. 1940
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 1.75 inches, whole— length 7.5 inches, and whole— length 94 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Head tassels, accession number 9-23332, described as Man's ceremonial head tassels Final 14.5" black material with some squares of pattern using brown thread in the weft. Brown, yellow, and white cross stitch and embroidery. Pink silk tassels on strings of black and white beads. Middle of strap is rust red material.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Head tassels, accession number 9-23332, described as Man's ceremonial head tassels Final 14.5" black material with some squares of pattern using brown thread in the weft. Brown, yellow, and white cross stitch and embroidery. Pink silk tassels on strings of black and white beads. Middle of strap is rust red material.

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