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Hair Ornament

Object Number:20458
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Manchu
Provenience: Mongolia
Qiqihar
Period: 19th Century
Date Made: 19th Century
Early Date: 1800
Late Date: 1899
Section:Asian
Materials:Silver
Iconography:Butterfly
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

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.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

The Stories We Wear (25 Sep 2021 - 12 Jun 2022) View Objects in Exhibition

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