Embroidered headdress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Embroidered headdress

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.94

Description

Square indigo dyed headdress with double border and tassels on the lower corner. Center of the textile has star motifs made using double running stitch. Woven band attached to the left corner.

Collection

Dorothy "Ann" Helm Collection

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Headdress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Color

Indigo, Red, Orange, Green, Purple, White

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Vietnam

Continent

Asia

Culture/Tribe

Hill Tribe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

headwear covers

Dimensions

Height

68.5 cm

Width

54.7 cm

Dimension Notes

Measured on the diagonal

Dimension Description

Woven band

Length

92.5 cm

Location

Box

Box 15

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

Thompson, Angela. "Textiles of South-East Asia." pp 155