DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Indhoni

NameWater carrier headdress

CultureRabari

Date20th century

Place madeGujarat, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, glass beads, metal beads, plastic

Dimensions16 15/16 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (43 × 19 × 19 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.72.2

Object numberFA.2012.72.2

DescriptionElaborately beaded head cushion is of a torus (donut) shape with a long trapezoidal extension. The torus is stuffed and covered in red cotton, with multicolored beads and sequins covering the exterior, and beaded fringe around the top opening. The extension is similarly ornamented, and has brightly colored dense tassels in cotton in the same colors and with touches of pink around the edges.