Married woman's headdress

NameHeaddress

CultureLomi Akha

Date21st century

Place madeMyanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

Place madeThailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, metal, glass beads, bamboo, feathers (chicken)

Dimensions24 × 11 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (61 × 29 × 24 cm)

Credit LineGift of Karen F. Beall and Dale K. Haworth

Object numberA.2015.65.16a-e

Collections

Asia

DescriptionHeaddress is composed of a round cotton cap covered in aluminum studs (chukhaw) and framed around the face with hollow silver balls, coins and starnds of beads. The large trapezoidal plate fixed at the back is wood covered in metal decorated in designs.Strips of cotton covered in coins, silver and beads hand down the front under the wearer's chin. There are also addditional decorations of pom-poms and dyed chicken feathers