Cap

Museum number:
9-12032
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2951
Description:
prayer cap; man’s; black velvet, cotton lining; worn while praying or visiting the temple by Parsi men. Often worn as an everyday cap by more traditional Parsis.
Donor:
Mrs. T. K. Contractor and Mr. T. K. Contractor
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 9-12032, described as prayer cap; man’s; black velvet, cotton lining; worn while praying or visiting the temple by Parsi men. Often worn as an everyday cap by more traditional Parsis.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap, accession number 9-12032, described as prayer cap; man’s; black velvet, cotton lining; worn while praying or visiting the temple by Parsi men. Often worn as an everyday cap by more traditional Parsis.

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