Hat Item Number: Ee67 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hat with brim of black lambs wool. A coarse brown woven wool cloth lining gives the hat its form. Over this is sewn a blue silk-like fabric with a darker blue overall pattern and circular gold Chinese designs. A band of black lambs wool 10 cm wide is sewn on the inside and is turned up with peaks at the ears. Across the front, the 3 cm wide band of black lamb skin is sewn on with two bands of bright green and pink binding.
History Of Use
This type of hat is now worn by the women in Ladakh. It is thought by the collector to be a style introduced prior to World War I. It is an alternative head covering which does not have the symbolism of the Perak head piece and is more commonly worn. When a person is in mourning, the edges of the hat are turned down.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Item History
- Made in Jammu-Kashmir, India before 1977
- Collected during 1977
- Owned by John Calder and Gloria Masse before May 5, 1978
- Received from John Calder (Seller), Gloria Masse (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on May 5, 1978
What
- Name
- Hat
- Identification Number
- Ee67
- Type of Item
- hat
- Material
- lamb skin, wool fibre, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and sewn
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 15.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ladakhi
- Previous Owner
- John Calder and Gloria Masse
- Received from
- John Calder (Seller), Gloria Masse (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Jammu-Kashmir, India
When
- Creation Date
- before 1977
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before May 5, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on May 5, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0426/0001