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Brown Turban
Davisca. 1945
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Hygiene considerations initiated by World War II prompted women across Europe to protect their hairstyles with headscarves decoratively into turbans. This was taken up here by Paris milliner Davis and fashioned into a durable model of brown felt. Berlin fashion designer Gerd Hartung reported that it was common, particularly among fashionable women, to tie an empty tin can beneath as additional support for taller decorative turbans. (Interview with the author, 2002)
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- Title: Brown Turban
- Creator: Davis
- Creator Nationality: French
- Creator Gender: Female
- Date: ca. 1945
- Rights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Stephan Klonk │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Christine Waidenschlager
- Provenance: 2003 Kamer/Ruf collection; 1994 Millon & Robert auction house, Paris, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Proof of manufacture: Cream on black woven label: Davis, 8 Rue du 4 Septembre, Paris
- Place of origin: Paris, France
- Physical Dimensions: w14 x h35 x d14 cm
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
- Type: Hat
- External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
- Medium: Wool felt, brown rep ribbon, brown
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