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Quoit Turban

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 11 parts.

  • Chakram
  • Chakram
  • Chakram
  • Chakram
  • Chakram
  • Chakram
  • Chakram
  • Chakram
  • Chakram
  • Quoit Turban
  • Quoit Turban
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
Bibliographic references
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.130
  • Hats from India / Rosemary Crill. [London]: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985 Number: 0948107308 p. 64, cat. no. 46
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 130, Cat. No. 613
Other numbers
  • 613 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 8365-'55 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
3458:1to:11/(IS)

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Record createdMay 12, 2000
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