Hat, baby

NameHat

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Dateca. 1950

Place madeNuristan, Afghanistan, South Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, silk, glass beads, buttons, metal, embroidered and applied trim

Dimensions11 7/16 x 15 3/8 in. (29 x 39 cm)

Credit LineGift of Ira and Sylvia Seret

Object numberA.1990.80.2

Collections

Selections from the Museum's Textile Collection

DescriptionBlack cttn. sq. embellished w/straight stitch multicolor geom. designs. Lined and further decorated w/rows of glass and metallic round beads, heart shaped and oblong beads, charms, buttons. Beaded tassels on back 2 edges. Stiffened, peakedcrown attach. to one corner of sq. & decorated same way.