A blue silk and green velvet stylized turban with gold-plated metal adornments in Joseff's signature Russian plating technique, simulated pearls and diamond wraps, heavily decorated with synthetic gems.
Worn by one of the villagers plundering the treasure cave in Jungle Book (United Artists, 1942). Based very loosely on the Kipling's Jungle Book, Laurence Stalling's screenplay for the film strays from the stories incorporating a lost city in the jungle with a cave containing fantastic wealth. A greedy villager by the name of Buldeo, the priest and the barber find the cave and are driven mad with greed, killing each other. Joseff created a number of pieces to convey the opulence of the treasure hoard.; Height, 13 1/2 inches