Accession No

E 1907.62


Description

An embroidered silk cap with wide turned-up brim, the edges being decorated with multicoloured geometric patterns and six tassels with long plaited strings.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia


Period


Source

Weld-Blundell, Herbert Joseph [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

E 1907.62; MAA: AR 1908.608


Cultural Affliation


Material

Cloth; Cotton; Silk


Local Term


Measurements

230mm x 220mm x 365mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
An embroidered silk cap with wide turned-up brim, the edges being decorated with six tassels and long plaited strings.

Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Hat lined with cotton cloth.
Event Date 15/7/2004
Author: Louise Puckett


Conservation (Pest Debris Removed)
CON.2015.1890 | Pest Debris Removed
Event Date 14/7/2015
Author: cft31


Description (Physical description)
Hat. Crown with high vertical brim that extends above crown and open at back. Multicoloured embroidered geometric patterns (triangles, chevrons, lozenges). Six multicoloured tufts around top. Cord chin-strap with tassel at end.
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa


Context (Production / use)
This may have been used by one of the royal houses in the south of Ethiopia. From notes made during a visit of the Anglo-Ethiopian Society 17/5/2017
Event Date 22/5/2017
Author: Rachel Hand


Description (Physical description)
An embroidered silk cap with wide turned-up brim, the edges being decorated with multicoloured geometric patterns and six tassels with long plaited strings.
Event Date 9/9/2022
Author: Louise Puckett


Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2023.5639 | Freezing
Event Date 31/3/2023
Author: Ayesha Fuentes


FM:105932

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