2003.11.36

Collection type

Object

Description

Woman's headdress

Long description

Woman's headdress made out of goat skin, silver and gold. [RJ 4/2/2003] Description added by [RJ 4/2/2003] - Cage of braided goat skin leather to fit over the entire head (except the face) down to the neck. The ends of the braids on two sides of the cap have been knotted . There are four thin gold ornaments attached to the top, back and sides of the headress. They are circular, diamond-shaped and square with decorations punched into them (flowers, inscriptions, moons etc).There are also silver tubes, beads, discs and chains added to the braids for decoration. These have tarnished. The back of the cap has little tassels suspended from the bottom braid. There are three braids with tassels on the end on either side of the face which can be tied together to hold the headdress in place.

Geographical reference

Oman

Asia > Western Asia > Oman

Ash Sharqiyah Hilf Masirah

Person

Maker Bedu

Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones

PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones

Date / Period

Date made: Before 11/1988

Date collected

November 1988

Acquisition information

Donated: 2003

Materials and processes

Material Goat Skin Animal, Material Silver Metal, Material Gold Metal, Process Braided, Process Punched, Process Tied, Process Stitched

Dimensions

Width 470 mm from one end of base to the other when unfolded, Length 270 mm from base to top of head

Object numbers

Accession number: 2003.11.36 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Leather 24

Research and responses

More information on goat skin preparation - see record 2003.11.25 [RJ 22/1/2003]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Headdress, Head Ornament