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Baiana's Turban

Unknown1940

Museu Carmen Miranda

Museu Carmen Miranda
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Turban in gold lamé embroidered with gold sequins worn by Carmen Miranda. Encased by nylon basket, metallic threads and gold sequins. In the basket, green leaves with sequins of the same color, bananas embroidered and with applications of gold, green, red and blue sequins and golden metallic threads. Plastic bananas painted yellow. The banana arrangement hangs over 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 60.5 X C 47.0 X L 22.5 cm
  • Provenance: Shows in Europe (1953)
  • 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, collage
Museu Carmen Miranda

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