Man's Turban of fine black wool fully covered in Pulkahri embroidery in red
- Title
- Man's Turban of fine black wool fully covered in Pulkahri embroidery in red
- LC Subject
- hats
- Description
- Man's Turban of fine black wool fully covered in Pulkahri embroidery in red with accents of butter-yellow and sage green silks; designs are blocked in geometric shapes and have the appearance of geometric branches; ends are finished with tassels with bead at top in yellow, green and red; rod is sewn in one end; Velcro strips on sides.
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition: Founders
- Motif
- Geometric branch-like design
- Work Type
- turbans
- Location
- Punjab >> India
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1933.002.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Wool Silk
- Technique
- Pulkahri embroidery Baghs (fully covered w/embroidery)
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Turbans that were fully covered with embroidery were used for special and ceremonial occasions.
