Turban Cloth
ca. early 20th century (made)
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Length ( 268 cm.) of machine woven black cotton cloth; folded over to form a double thickness. Machine stitched hems.
Half of one end is finished with long red braided tassels attached to a lattice work of threaded glass beads and tiny pom-poms extending from a richly decorated rectangle of geometric patterns in a variety of colours using the supplementary weft technique on the black ground. The edges of this are bound in red wool.
Half of one end is finished with long red braided tassels attached to a lattice work of threaded glass beads and tiny pom-poms extending from a richly decorated rectangle of geometric patterns in a variety of colours using the supplementary weft technique on the black ground. The edges of this are bound in red wool.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton. Wool. Thread. Dye. Glass beads. Plain and supplementary weaving. Stitching. Dyeing. Glass-work. |
| Brief description | A turban worn by a woman of one of the hill tribes of Kachin State northern Burma. Plain and supplementary weave. Black with one end finished in colurful geometric patterns and a profusion of red tassels, glass beads and tiny pom-poms. c. early 20th century. |
| Physical description | Length ( 268 cm.) of machine woven black cotton cloth; folded over to form a double thickness. Machine stitched hems. Half of one end is finished with long red braided tassels attached to a lattice work of threaded glass beads and tiny pom-poms extending from a richly decorated rectangle of geometric patterns in a variety of colours using the supplementary weft technique on the black ground. The edges of this are bound in red wool. |
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| Production | On acquisition this was described as a sash. Further research suggests that it is woman's turban. See The James Green Centre for World Art, Brighton: Textiles from Burma; Phillip Wilson Publishers 2003; p. 71 |
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| Accession number | IS.151-1993 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2004 |
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