Puppet Headdress Item Number: Eh168 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Triangular shaped headdress made of cotton and synthetic fabric. The sides are dark blue while the middle section is orange with a scalloped edge. Almost the entire surface is decorated with clear, grey and gold coloured beads as well as green and gold sequins. There are smaller sections of floral fabric detailing. The underside is lined with an orange and blue fabric detailed with a line and floral pattern on a cream ground. The ends have a brown fibre twine tie.
Item History
- Made in Galle, Sri Lanka
- Collected during 1983
- Owned by Jason Schoonover before January 31, 1984
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Jason Schoonover (Seller) on January 31, 1984
What
- Name
- Puppet Headdress
- Identification Number
- Eh168
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, metal ?, glass ? and plastic
- Overall
- height 11.4 cm, width 45.3 cm, depth 0.7 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
- Galle, Sri Lanka
When
- Collection Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before January 31, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on January 31, 1984
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0943/0026