Middle Eastern Hat Box 2

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Catalog # Name Description
1 1968.9.9.42 Skullcap Man's; embroidered. White with red embroidered design and peach colored stitiching. Color: WH,RD
2 1993.37.34 Skullcap Hat, man's velour; No brim. Black thread around side edges of the hat then gold thread then royal blue velour surrounds the side. On the front one-third of the hat is gold rickrack in the shape of a rectangle. Sequins dot the rickrack. Inside is another rectangle with red, blue gold border designs. Within the rectangle is a zig-zag with the same red, blue and gold border. Within each triangle that is formed with the zig-zag border design are sequins, six in each triangle. Each triangle has different colored sequins in a gold, red, green sequential pattern 3 times. A green moon sign is in the 6th triangle from the right. The top of the hat is bordered at the edge with orange rickrack and the top is covered in a silky-corduroy-like fabric. The fabric is decorated with red roses, yellow daisies and some kind of pink flowers. Leaves are also depicted. The hat is very stiff. It is lined with navy blue cotton-like material with designs of moons around the side and flowers in the bottom. Some of the bottom lining is pulling away, exposing black and white flower designed fabric. "Azerbaijan, Iran" is written in black permanent marker on gree iron-on fabric and is attached to the hat. Grants' cataloguing number "16086" is written in black ink on white paper and is taped opposite the Azerbaijan label. Color: ML
3 1993.37.35 Hat Stiff purple hat with no rim. Gold thread decorates the outside. At the edge is a series of inverted peaks around the hat, then step pyramids that are alternately inverted, then a horizontal line, then a series of abstract flower designs using triangles to depict them, then the inverted peaks again. The top is bordered with a braid design, then the peaks, then the abstract flower designs, the peaks and a less abstract flower in the center. The inside top is lined with red,white & blue fabric. The sides are lined with pink, green, and blue floral designed fabric. Blue plastic tape borders the inside edge. "Zabal, Iran" is written in black permanent ink on green iron-on material, attached to the tape. Color: ML
4 1995.21.518 Hat Gold embroidery all around bottom and top of hat. 2 lines of gold embroidery running up the sides to the top. 9 small gold like coins sewn to the cap. Cap tapers as it nears the top. Held on by a stretch fabric that is sewn on the inside of the hat. Color: BK,GD
5 1998.22.2 Hat, Toque Dome-shaped. Top half is brown leather with gold stitching to create circles, lines, criss-cross, and tear-drop shapes. There is red stitching sewn to create an image of 3 leaves together with tips touching; there are 4 groups of 3 leaves on each half; 8 groups total. The bottom of the hat is green felt. Inside the hat is a strip of purple/blue cloth; above it is a piece of white cloth with green circles and squares, gathered in the center and held with a button. Color: BR,ML