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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