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2003.11.37

Woman's headdress made out of goat skin and silver coils. [RJ 14/3/2003]

2003.11.37

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woman's headdress made out of goat skin and silver coils. [RJ 14/3/2003]
Long description
Description added by [RJ 14/3/2003] - 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 also silver tubes 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 Ramlat al Wahibah
Person
Maker Bedu
Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones
PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones
Date / Period
Date made: Before 2003
Date collected
March 1987
Acquisition information
Donated: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Goat Skin Animal, Material Silver Metal, Process Knotted, Process Coiled, Process Braided
Dimensions
Height: max 30 mm folded, Width: max 200 mm folded, Length: max 470 mm folded
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.11.37 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Leather 25

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