Head cloth

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Head cloth

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.92

Description

Phaa piao head cloth. Long rectangular piece of indigo fabric with woven designs on both ends. Fabric covered rings decorate the ends, and corners have floral knots attached.

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, Pink, Red, White

Made/Created

Place

Country

Laos

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Laos

Continent

Asia

Culture/Tribe

Hill Tribe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

headwear covers

Dimensions

Width

33.9 cm

Length

161.5 cm

Location

Box

Box 15

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

Thompson, Angela. "Textiles of South-East Asia." pp 207-208