Headband Item Number: 2910/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceremonial headband. Headband is black and has gold appliques with intricate embroidery decorating the exterior. There are two long, thick ties at either end of the band. One is pink with white floral motif and white wool fringe on the end, the other is brownish gold with brown plant motif and red wool fringe on the end.
Narrative
The 1949 acquisition sheet listed this group of items as: "ceremonial dress items, Shokatz slavic tribe, Darauya Prov. Hungary S.W. Roumanian".
Item History
- Made in Hungary ?
- Owned by Mrs. Otto Reif before 1949
- Owned by Museum of Vancouver before October 20, 2011
- Received from Museum of Vancouver (Transferring institution) on October 20, 2011
What
- Name
- Headband
- Identification Number
- 2910/4
- Type of Item
- headband
- Material
- fibre, silk fibre and metal
- Overall
- height 15.5 cm, width 120.5 cm, depth 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Romanian
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Otto Reif and Museum of Vancouver
- Received from
- Museum of Vancouver (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Hungary ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1949 and before October 20, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on October 20, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2910/0004