Hair Ornament

20458

From: Mongolia | Qiqihar

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 20458
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Manchu
Provenience Mongolia | Qiqihar
Period 19th Century
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silver
Iconography Butterfly
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Silver hair ornament with butterfly moitf. Used for a swallowtail hairstyle. These hair ornaments caught every breeze. When the woman wearing them turned her head, the silver pieces chimed.

Height 3.7 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Length 28.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width 7 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line Gift of George L. Farnum and John Edward Farnum, 1898

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