Theatrical Headdress

29-96-828

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-828
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Metal | Glass | Textile | Leather
Iconography Dragon
Description

Very large headdress of gilded leather. Two long earflaps with green glass inlay. Two tiers of dragons with their heads attached to their bodies with springs. The uppermost tier has a single dragon and a red pom pom.

Height 33 cm
Length 21 cm
Width 24 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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