Head tassels

Museum number:

9-23332

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Alternate number:

45 (previous number (collector's original number))

Accession number:

Acc.4786

Object count:

1

Description:

Man's ceremonial head tassels Final 14.5" black material with some squares of pattern using brown thread in the weft. Brown, yellow, and white cross stitch and embroidery. Pink silk tassels on strings of black and white beads. Middle of strap is rust red material.

Donor:

Ann Goldman

Collection place:

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Verbatim coll. place:

Purchased in Chiang Mai night market in 1990.

Culture or time period:

Mien

Collection date:

1990

Materials:

Embroidery, Fabric, and Fabric (silk)

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama

Production date:

ca. 1940

Accession date:

September 30, 2011

Department:

Cat. 9 - Asia (incl. Russia east of Urals)

Dimensions:

whole— length 7.5 inches, whole— length 94 inches, and whole— width 1.75 inches

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