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Women’s headgear. Nganasan

Title:

Women’s headgear.

Ethnic groups:

Nganasan

Territory:

Yenisei province, village

Date:

начало ХХ в

Collectors-person:
Ostrovskih Petr Ye.
Rubrics:

Costume, headdress

Material:

Fur (reindeer); fur (domestic dog – Canis lupus familiaris); leather: natural leather: suede: skin suede; cloth: cloth

Number:

РЭМ 729-8

Annotation:

In winter, the Nganasan and Entsi women wore a bonnet-like headgear of white deer skin, whose pile was trimmed low. To protect the face and neck against frost, a trimming of fluffy dog fur was attached. Festive caps were decorated with red and black cloth braids. Abstract by I.A. Karapetova