Royal cap

Title
Royal cap
Year/Period
20th century
Region
South India
Material
Silk, wire
Technique
Zardozi
Dimension
Object size: 19.0 x 28.0 cm
Accession No.
2015-00284
Collection of
Indian Heritage Centre

This unusually shaped cap would have been worn by a member of one of the royal families of southern India. The silk is embellished profusely with zardozi embroidery, which was a marker of wealth and status, being an expensive and time-consuming craft.

 

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