hat;
religious/ritual equipment
- Museum number
- As1905,0518.14
- Description
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A lama / monk's hat (with tassel). Made of yellow felted wool with upturned semi-circular flaps at sides and much smaller flaps at front and back. Blue brocaded silk band (with much worn gold metal-wrapped thread). 'Shou' motif (longevity/immortality) couched to centre front; larger, circular motif couched to top with red macramé wool (?) knot and tassel stitched to centre top. Many small holes in ground cloth.
- Production date
- 1905 (circa?)
- Dimensions
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Height: 17 centimetres
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Length: 27.50 centimetres
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Width: 15 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1905
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1905,0518.14