hat; head-dress; religious/ritual equipment BM-As1905-0518.10

Period:Unknown Production date:1905 (circa?)
Materials:wool, cotton,
Technique:woven, plain weave,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Length: 54 centimetres (excluding fringe) Width: 21 centimetres

Description:
A monk’s / lama’s hat / head-dress; deepest at centre front, tapering towards back. Made from a yellow wool fabric with a tight, close pile on woven (?) ground; technique? Red tabby woven cotton flaps at back, partially stitched together along top edge. Lined with natural cream tabby cotton cloth. Crest made of strands of cream/pale yellow woollen yarn, longest at mid-top.
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Comments:See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/