Wedding cap

NameCap

Maker Kakuben Jivan Ranmal ((and family members))

Date2010

Place madePatan, Gujarat, INDIA, Asia

MediumCotton, silk

Dimensions14 3/16 × 7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. (36 × 19 × 13 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2018.77.5

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.77.5

Collections

Asia

ProvenancePurchased by curator directly from the SEWA Trade Facilitation Center, 5/19/2010.

DescriptionCrown of dark green silk. A small pompom of silk and cotton is at each of the crown's corners and one in center. From this falls a heavily buttonhole-stitched embroidered rectangle. Floral patterns predominate with embroidered birds and insects on the back. The main color is yellow, along with pinks, purples, turquoises, greens and whites.