Head Ornament

22076

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Pattoo
Object Number 22076
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 15th Century - 1889
Section Asian
Materials Textile | Glass
Technique Beaded
Description

Head ornament (pattoo). Head band made with red felt over burlap core. Blue and red painted beads attached. Oval collar-shaped hoop, covered on the outside with red cloth with red and blue beads sewn alternatley along the outer edge.

Length 27 cm
Width 21 cm
Thickness 2 cm
Credit Line Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Alfred Craven Harrison Jr. and Hiram M. Hiller, 1900

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