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1949.8.17

Chief's headdress

1949.8.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Chief's headdress
Geographical reference
Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Shan State
Cultural groups
Shan
Person
Field collector Howard family
PRM source Edward James Lugard
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1860
Date collected
Before 1860
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/1949
Materials and processes
Material Gold Metal, Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Pigment, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Woven, Process Embroidered, Process Dyed
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.8.17

Search terms: Ornament, Clothing Headgear, Ritual and Ceremonial, Headdress, Headgear

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