Quoit Turban
mid 19th century (made)
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A tall conical turban made of black cotton over a cane base, to which is attached a vertical spike to which are attached scimitar-shaped horns. Around this structure are slung nine quoits - ring-shaped, sharp-edges steel weapons of varying sizes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 11 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton on a cane base, ringed with steel quoits |
| Brief description | Akali turban, with steel quoits; Sikh, Punjab, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | A tall conical turban made of black cotton over a cane base, to which is attached a vertical spike to which are attached scimitar-shaped horns. Around this structure are slung nine quoits - ring-shaped, sharp-edges steel weapons of varying sizes. |
| Credit line | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879 |
| Production | Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879 |
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| Accession number | 3458:1to:11/(IS) |
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| Record created | May 12, 2000 |
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