hat; cap; religious/ritual equipment BM-As1905-0518.6

Period:Unknown Production date:1905 (circa?)
Materials:silk, cardboard (?), wool, cotton,
Technique:damask, plain weave,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Diameter: 18 centimetres Height: 19 centimetres

Description:
Monk official’s hat / cap, worn whilst travelling; upturned brim covering crown with flat top. Crown made of overlapping yellow silk damask cloth, dividing it into eight segments. Padded (with cardboard?); brim covered with black wool woven cloth with a loop pile. Lined with red tabby cotton cloth. Red cotton plied ties.
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Comments:See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/ Museum label with object: ”sok-shu’ monk official’s hat for travelling’; paper label with object: ‘4’.