Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0004-0001A,B | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Loimi Akha | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Thailand | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chaing Rai | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Dag Akha | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s to 1980s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Glass beads; Cotton; Wood; Chicken feathers; Horsehair; Indigo dyes | |
| Description | Woman’s headdress consisting of flat, triangular back piece of silver sheeting over wooden frame, attached to actual headpiece fashioned from indigo-dyed cotton covered with silver beads and Indian rupee coins; Multiple strands of glass beads and dyed chicken feathers and 3 silver semicircular discs hang from sides and neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 72.0, Width = 28.3, Length = 22.0 | |