helmet BM-As1979-Q.67

Period:Unknown Production date:20thC (early?)
Materials:wood, cotton, wool,
Technique:plain weave, printed,

Dimensions:Diameter: 23.50 centimetres Height: 39 centimetres Length: 97 centimetres

Description:
A helmet; domed, with a chimney-shaped top and wide cloth ‘skirt’. Made of wood, covered with natural cream tabby cotton cloth; trimmed with pale blue tabby cotton cloth and padded with cream wool fleece. Four piped horizontal slits. Cloth originally a storage bag? Printed text in red and black ink, including the name ‘Calcutta’ and the word ‘imperial’.
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Comments:Register addition “helmet”.Register addition “Tibet”. See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/