- Measurements
- 12cm circ.
- Place of Origin
- India
- Historical Period/Date
- Unknown date
- Registration Number
- 2007-029
- Donated/Purchased
- Donated
- Techniques
- Beetle Wing Embroidery,Tassel Making,
- Objects
- Costume - Women - Headwear,Load Carriers,
Physical Description
Padded circlet tightly bound with polychrome cotton strips used for balancing pots when carried on the head. The circlet is decorated with a fringe and longer back network of bound threads enhanced with beetle carapaces. The net is completed with polychrome fabric tassel bundles. Also known as a burden carrier and head carrier.
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