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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

MACHINE EMBROIDERY, HAT

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2004

Overview

Silk paper art-work hat designed, embroidered and made by WA Textile Artist, Judith Pinnell in Perth.

Purchased at Fibres West in 2023.

Variegated hand-made silk paper formed into a turban style hat. Front of hat has an appliqued panel hand machine embroidered with elements in goldwork and seed glass beads attached to a beaded band. This is her interpretation of the burka and that many women need to cover their face.

A bunch of dyed ostrich feathers attached to centre top.

Inside is a cotton mesh hat frame and a label “Created by Judith Pinnell’.

There are other items in the Collection donated by Judith Pinnell – mask, triptych, casket, panel.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-78-2023.80

Year

Last modified

Wednesday, 13 August, 2025

Completeness

44

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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