Headdress fragment

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Headdress fragment
Headdress fragment
Artist/Maker (Philippine Islands (Manilla))
Date19th century
MediumSilk and fiber
DimensionsOverall: 30.2 x 20 cm (11 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.) Frame: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Carnegie Corporation
Object numberS2024.5.3
Not on view
DescriptionPiece of Mohammedan headdress with boxed green, yellow, red, and blue floral design.

Additional Details

Provenance The Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Markings Verso, lower left (black ink stamp): "EX NIBLACK COLLECTION"
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (adhesive label): "3. SILK AND FIBRE WEAVE. / PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Manilla), XIX Century. / Piece of a Mohammedan head-dress."
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Short coat (haori) lining fragment
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Textile fragment
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Medium: Silk, linen
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Woven fibers
Date: before 1927
Medium: Woven palm fiber, in two parts
Object number: S2024.5.1a-b
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Date: 18th century
Medium: Wool
Object number: S2024.5.30