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Girl's Ceremonial Headdress

2000.01.0148D

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Girl's Ceremonial Headdress   (2000.01.0148D)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Burmese

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 27.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 23.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 17.0 cm
Weight 263 g
Measuring Remarks Weighed with paper inside headdress.
Materials Textile
Manufacturing Processes Sewing
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

1 --LOA Quantity Field 2000.01.0148A, see exhibit label for research information
Bibliography

"Shinbyu – Becoming a Buddhist novice in Burma." Sanuk. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2011. . Khaing, Mi Mi., and E. G. N. Kinch. Burmese family . Bangkok: AVA House, 1996. Print. Köllner, Helmut, and Axel Bruns. Myanmar (Burma): an up-to-date travel guide. 1. ed. München: Nelles, 1998. Print.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Frederic K. and Sheila G. Lehman Collection, Transfer from the Department of Anthropology, UIUC
Reproduction N/A
Reproduction Information N/A

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