Accession No
1988.401 A
Description
Puggri. Turban cloth for use with cloth cap or hat 1988.401 B. Very long rectangle of woven cloth in dark blue with pale blue borders along the edges; decorated at both ends with stripes of gold and blue and with short tassels.
Place
Asia; South Asia; ?India; ?Pakistan; ?Punjab
Period
Source
Cra'ster, George (Colonel) [field collector]; Cra'ster, Mary Desborough [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.401 A
Cultural Affliation
?Punjabi; ?Sikh
Material
Fibre; ?Linen; ?Cotton; Cloth; Metal
Local Term
Puggri
Measurements
650mm x 8720mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Colonel George Cra'ster in 1928-1932.
Event Date 1928
Author: Lucie Carreau (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1988.401 A-B: 'Blue and gold braid turban cloth with line-stitched floral patterned central cap. Good condition. Whole. Motif: Floral.'
Event Date 1988
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
Traditional Puggri of Indian Cavalry, probably 16th Lancers.
Event Date 20/7/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
'The turban is not wound up: instead it is just a long length of blue cloth with gold thread stripes at the short ends, and white borders lengthwise.
Event Date 2/2/2005
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Puggri. Turban cloth for use with cloth cap or hat 1988.401 B. Very long rectangle of woven cloth in dark blue with pale blue borders along the edges; decorated at both ends with stripes of gold and blue and with short tassels.
Event Date 17/4/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:80316
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