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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