Khalkha woman's hat

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 2021.6.1
Type: textile; costumes
Date of production:
seconf half ot the 20th century
Place of production:
Materials: silk
Dimensions: height: 16 cm
diameter: 19.6 cm
Hemispherical women's hat (halha: torcog) made of multi-colored woven pattern material on a medium blue background. Around the edge is a patterned woven material with red metallic thread, with a knot made of the same material at the top and a golden tassel. The red-based "wolf-tooth" band above the rim, the blue-red bands running across the top of the head in a cross shape, are contoured with a yellow "wolf-tooth" band. The lining is a purple cotton fabric cut in four parts.