Woman's Ceremonial Cap

2008.22.0120

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Artifact Identification Woman's Ceremonial Cap   (2008.22.0120)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Clothing
  4. :
  5. Headwear
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1910 - 1950
Culture Bhil

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Width) 97 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 65 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.24 cm
Weight 288 g
Measuring Remarks Width from piece’s top, flap point to flap point. Length from hood’s center. Depth from embroidered cap.
Materials Pigment--Dye, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Appliqué, Cutting, Dyeing, Embroidering, Sewing, Twisting
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Ahuja, Ram (1966). "Marriage among the Bhils. Man in India 46:233-240 Bhandari, Bhagwat (1989) Tribal Marriages and Sex Relations. Udaipur: Himanshu. Carstairs, G. Morris (1954). "The Bhils of Kotra Bhomat." Eastern Anthropologist 7: 169-181. Koppers, Wilhelm (1948). Die Bhil in Zentralindien. Wiener Beitrage zur Kulturgeschichte und Linguistik, vol 7. Vienna: Institut fur Volkerkunde. Translated by Theodore Ziolkowski. The Bhil in Central India. 1958. New Haven, Conn.: Human Relations Area Files. Moore, Grace Wood (1965). Bhil Cultural Summary. New Haven, Conn.: Human Relations Area Files. Naik, T.B. (1956) The Bhils: A Study. Delhi: Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh. Nath, Y.V.S. (1960). Bhils of Ratanmal: An Analysis of the Social Structure of a Western Indian Community. Baroda: Maharajah Sayajirao University.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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