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1996.36.5

Tibetan eye-shade.

1996.36.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tibetan eye-shade.
Long description
Tibetan eye-shade, worn by older men or women. Two long panels of black cotton form the sides, stitched together at the back. These are bridged by a third panel, which forms the top. The three panels are lined with a single piece of beige cloth, with dowel rods sewn into the sides and the intersection of the panels to provide structure. It is worn horizontally on the head, with a forward jutting canopy extending over the face. Reinforcement and simple decoration is provided by round-ended rectangular pieces of red cloth, stitched over the ends of each dowel rod and between the back ends of the two outer rods. Lis Jones (Purchased in Lhasa)
Geographical reference
Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Lhasa ()
Person
Field collector Lis Jones
PRM source Lis Jones
PRM source Schuyler Jones
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1920-1980
Date collected
July/August 1986
Acquisition information
Donated: 1996
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Wood Plant, Process Stitched, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width 70 mm front, Length: max 290 mm, Height: max 88 mm back
Object numbers
Accession number: 1996.36.5

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Textile, Hat, Eye-shade

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