Child's headdress (chader)
ca. 1960s
Medium/Techniquecotton plainweave, embroidered with silk thread, glass beads, and mother-of-pearl buttons
DimensionsLength x width: 81.3 × 43.2 cm (32 × 17 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emanuel Balkin
Accession number2018.3776
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBetween about 1962 and 1989, acquired by Emanuel Balkin and Lorraine Balkin (b. 1930 - d. 2017) for Décor International, Boston; 2018, gift of Emanuel Balkin to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)NOTE: Emanuel and Lorraine Balkin founded and operated the gallery Décor International from 1962 until 1989.
20th century
mid to late 18th century
19th century
About 1825
About 1863
about 1904
early 20th century
mid-20th century