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Head Ornament

Native NamePattoo
Object Number:22076
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Tibetan
Provenience: Tibet
Date Made: 15th Century - 1889
Early Date: 1400
Late Date: 1899
Section:Asian
Materials:Textile
Glass
Technique:Beaded
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

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.

Bibliography:

[Article] 1901. "Collections and Publications". Bulletin of the Free Museum of Science and Art. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania. Vol. III. no. No. 1. pg. 47-57 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 54View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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