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Cap
(20th century)
Medium
cotton, silk (thread), metallic thread
Measurements
54.5 cm (outer circumference) 7.0 cm (height) 18.0 cm (width)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Vivien Knowles, 2012
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Ghazni province, Afghanistan
Accession Number
2012.367
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Physical description
This lightly padded hat features a design of interlocking lozenge forms containing hooked geometric and zigzag motifs in various colours. Smaller lozenges are embellished with metallic thread embroidery, giving the hat a glimmering surface. The closely worked chain-stitch is representative of the embroidery technique favoured by Pashtun groups living in the Ghazni region of Afghanistan.