Headdress Item Number: 704/74 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown grass headdress. On the inside is a rectangular piece of white fabric onto which the four layers of brown grasses are sewn with pink and blue thread. There are three ties extending from the upper edges; two on one side, one on the other.
Item History
- Made in Sri Lanka
- Collected during 1978
- Owned by Jason Schoonover before February 10, 1981
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Jason Schoonover (Seller) on February 10, 1981
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 704/74
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- plant fibre and cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 62.0 cm, width 44.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Sinhalese
- Previous Owner
- Jason Schoonover
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Jason Schoonover (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sri Lanka
When
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before February 10, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on February 10, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0704/0074