Head Cloth Item Number: Eg409 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red triangular head scarf with a yellow and blue pom-pom dangling by a string from each corner; double border of shiny gold ribbon sewn along front edge with ribbon sewn into a tree-like shape in the centre.
Item History
- Made in Puri, Odisha, India
- Collected by Stephen Inglis during 1979
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before November 3, 1981
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on November 3, 1981
What
- Name
- Head Cloth
- Identification Number
- Eg409
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- cotton fibre ?, silk fibre ? and dye
- Overall
- height 84.1 cm, width 54.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian
- Field Collector
- Stephen Inglis
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Puri, Odisha, India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1979
- Ownership Date
- before November 3, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0744/0009