Hat Item Number: B637 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Phulkari style hat panels. Two halves (parts a-b) of a hat, or cap, embroidered in a red scallop design and a yellow, white, and black abstract design; all on a purple ground. Darning-stitch and chain-stitch. Reverse is plain cotton.
History Of Use
Muslim skull cap worn by men. Based on the style, it is thought to have originated from the northernmost parts of India (or possibly Balochistan, or Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan?).
Item History
- Made in India ? before 1870
- Collected during 1870
- Owned by Universal Art Gallery before March 1960
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Universal Art Gallery (Seller) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Hat
- Identification Number
- B637 a-b
- Type of Item
- hat
- Material
- silk fibre, cotton fibre, ramie fibre ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered
- Part A
- height 18.2 cm, width 26.5 cm
- Part B
- height 18.2 cm, width 26.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- North India
- Previous Owner
- Universal Art Gallery
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Universal Art Gallery (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1870
- Collection Date
- during 1870
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0024/0031 a-b