2018.37.117.6

Collection type

Object

Description

Band of ?Leather for lining a chechia (felted hat).

Long description

Band of ?Leather for lining a chechia (felted hat). Part of a set of materials for chechia-making. For the other parts see 2018.37.117 .1 - .5, and 2018.37.117 .7.

Geographical reference

Tunisia

Africa > Northern Africa > Tunisia

Niger

Africa > Western Africa > Niger

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Jenny Balfour-Paul

PRM source Jenny Balfour-Paul

Date / Period

Date made: 1995

Date collected

1995

Acquisition information

Donated: 03/03/2016

Materials and processes

Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Plant Fibre Textile, Process Stitched, Process Dyed, Process Embossed

Dimensions

Length x Width 600 x 50 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2018.37.117.6 Other numbers: T4

Research and responses

The Jenny Balfour-Paul collection [2018.37] was extensively researched and studied as part of the Multaka Oxford Project. The Multaka Oxford project is an inclusive volunteering programme using the collections as a springboard for intercultural dialogue about cultural heritage delivered jointly by the Pitt Rivers Museum and the History of Science Museum, University of Oxford. Any inout from Multaka volunteers have been included as project notes on the database records for specific objects. [FB 26/1/2021]

For three photographs of chechia-making, taken by Jenny Balfour-Paul in Tunis in 1995 see 2018.137.1900-.1902. [Joanna Cole 25/11/2022].

Search terms: Textile, Clothing Headgear, Hat, Headgear