Baiana's Turban

Unknown1940

Museu Carmen Miranda
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Turban embroidered with silver sequins worn by Carmen Miranda. Topped with nylon basket arrangement and silver sequins with leaves and fruits with embroidery and sequins application: oranges, apples, bananas, pears, strawberries, grapes, pineapple and others. A bunch of grapes hangs on the right side.

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Title: Baiana's Turban
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1940
Location Created: United States of America
Physical Dimensions: A 40.0 x C 30.0 X L 32.0 cm
Provenance: Shows in Europe (1953); Show in Sweden (1953); Show in Havana (1955)
Type: Turban
Photographer: Cristiana Miranda - Cerne Sistemas / Márcio Assis – Cerne Sistemas
Rights: GOVERNO DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO / SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE CULTURA / FUNDAÇÃO ANITA MANTUANO DE ARTES DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO – FUNARJ / MUSEU CARMEN MIRANDA
Medium: Cotton, glass, metal, plastic, polyester, sequin, machine stitching, hand stitching, embroidery, netting, lame fabric

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