Skull cap

Maker
Unknown
Production date
Circa 1940s
 Description
A Chinese skull-cap with a black, silk-like exterior. Six triangular divisions meet in the centre to form a spherical shape. A small orange ball is attached at the crown. The inside is lined with a bright red fabric.
These skull caps were worn in China until the 1940s and were also referred to as guan pimao or melon cap (xiao mao).
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Object detail

Maker
Production date
Circa 1940s
Media/Materials
Textile, possibly silk
Measurements
Skull cap: size 8
115 x 190mm
Production place
China
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/105/6

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