hat; religious/ritual equipment BM-As1905-0518.14

Period:Unknown Production date:1905 (circa?)
Materials:wool, silk, gold,
Technique:felted, brocaded, couched, macramé,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Height: 17 centimetres Length: 27.50 centimetres Width: 15 centimetres

Description:
A lama / monk’s hat (with tassel). Made of yellow felted wool with upturned semi-circular flaps at sides and much smaller flaps at front and back. Blue brocaded silk band (with much worn gold metal-wrapped thread). ‘Shou’ motif (longevity/immortality) couched to centre front; larger, circular motif couched to top with red macramé wool (?) knot and tassel stitched to centre top. Many small holes in ground cloth.
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