Turban
16693.2
From: Johore | Malay Peninsula
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 16693.2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Malay |
Provenience | Johore | Malay Peninsula |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Silk |
Description | Cap (.1) with embroidered shawl (.2). White turban embroidered in gold-colored thread wrapped about a cap of quilted cotton cloth covered with strips of white, red, black, green silk cloth in simple basketwork technique -- over-one-under-one -- in chequer patterns. Compare the turban and cap 16692, from Johore; the latter (cap) has a foundation of netted fibre. See also 29-173-8. |
Length | 337 cm |
Width | 83 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Sultan of Johore (through his agent Rounsevelle Wildman), 1893 |
Other Number | 29-173-7 - Found in Collection Number |
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