Knitted cap. Hat is round, brimless, with a tall crown. Above is a thick knitted ridge, and top is slightly rounded. Patterning on crown is three lines in black, top and bottom with a scrolled ‘x’ design, and middle with alternating ‘x’ and diamond shapes. Ridge is white, and top holds a white circle at centre with beams radiating outward into a black background. Interior is unlined.

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• Type of Item hat
• Culture Tajik
• Material wool fibre, dye
• Measurements height 11.0 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 19.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Parvina Balaeva
• Received from Parvina Balaeva

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• Made in Dushanbe

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• Ownership Date before June 28, 2017
• Acquisition Date on June 28, 2017

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3252/0003