1996.3.1.3.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Two decorative superstructures which attach to the sides of Black Hat Dancer's hat [1996.3.1 .1]. [FB 02/12/2014]

Long description

Two superstructures which attaches to the sides of Black Hat Dancer's hat [1996.3.1 .1]. The decorative superstructures are made from layers of reinforced textile cut out in the shape of curvilinear fire breathing dragons/snakes and ornate floral pattern painted white, blue, green, yellow and gold. At the mouth of each creature is a tab of reinforced textile for insertion into the slits in the side of the white painted skull on the top of the hat [1996.3.1 .1]. At the centre of each creature is a red satin cord used to tie the superstructure to the bamboo wand also on the crown of the hat. [FB 02/12/2014]

Geographical reference

Tibet

Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet

Person

Field collector Schuyler Jones

PRM source Schuyler Jones

Date / Period

Date made: 1900-1995

Date collected

1995

Acquisition information

Purchased: 1995

Materials and processes

Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material String, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Stitched, Process Woven, Process Tied, Process Knotted

Dimensions

Length: max 360 mm, Width: max 160 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1996.3.1.3.1 Accession number: 1996.3.1.3.2

Research and responses

For further information see Hugh Richardson "Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year", Serindia, London 1993 (Balfour Library). See also F. Spencer Chapman Collection and David Macdonald Collection in PRM Photo Archive. [MdeA] [NM]

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Religion, Ritual and Ceremonial, Dance, Headdress, Headgear