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  • We acquired this object.

2020

  • Work on this object began.

2021

2025

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Mask, Breathe

This is a mask. It is dated 2020. Its medium is cotton. It is a part of the department.

Designer Timzy Batra belongs to the Sikh community, which calls on men to cover their hair with a turban that conceals their ears. Today, many Sikh women also wear turbans. Batra’s adjustable cotton mask fits over a turban.

It is credited Gift of Timzy Batra, Cooper Hewitt Responsive Collecting Initiative.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 20 × 40 cm (7 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics.

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