Priest's Headdress Item Number: Edz1504 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Headdress with embroidery and long blue ties. The headdress is made of seven pieces sewn together, creating an outer scalloped edge. The five centre pieces have a seated figure (Buddha?), differing only in colour. The two end pieces have cloud and sun motifs. The back lining is dark blue fabric.
Iconographic Meaning
The Five Dhyani Buddhas are represented on the crown: Vairochana, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi.
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China
- Collected between 1922 and 1952
- Owned by Katharine Willmott
- Owned by M. Joy Willmott before June 22, 1986
- Received from M. Joy Willmott (Donor) on June 22, 1986
What
- Name
- Priest's Headdress
- Identification Number
- Edz1504
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 28.0 cm, width 50.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Katharine Willmott and M. Joy Willmott
- Received from
- M. Joy Willmott (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1922 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before June 22, 1986
- Acquisition Date
- on June 22, 1986
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1144/0015