10a (previous number (collector's original number)) and TEMP 2012.2 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Object count:
1
Description:
Rectangular wedding headcloth Black linen, cross stitched and lines of embroidery. Tassels and beads at corners.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Culture or time period:
Mien
Collection date:
1990
Materials:
Glass (material) (beads), Linen (material) (beads), and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works) and Headcloths (headgear)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes and 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Production date:
ca. 1930
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 29 inches and whole— weight 20 inches