hat; religious/ritual equipment BM-As1905-0518.34

Period:Unknown Production date:1905 (circa?)
Materials:silk, fur, leather,
Technique:damask, macramé, plain weave, quilted,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Length: 36.50 centimetres Width: 34 centimetres

Description:
A woman’s hat (for worship); quilted, with ear flaps. Upper part made from dark red damask silk cloth (quilting vertical); some sections shattered. Middle top has red macramé knot (tabby cloth) on applied circular blue cotton tabby cloth with blue/white chequered trimming at edge. Lower section made from blue tabby cotton cloth (quilting mainly horizontal). Ear flaps lined with (vestiges of) light brown fur / cream leather. Hat lined with mid-brown tabby cotton cloth; same cloth used for ties.
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Comments:See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/