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Object Number
991-12-60/14980A
Display Title
Two Hair Ornaments with Floral and Leaf Motifs
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Hair ornaments: (a) copper alloy (?) and gilt. Floral motif, has three petal/leaf forms, most likely had a fourth, two have a few kingfisher feather fragments adhered to them. Center of floral motif is lacking a center piece. 5.9 cm. (l) x 2.5 cm. (w) x 1.3 cm. (d). (b) has green stone in center (loose), small freshwater pearls and three leaves with kingfisher feathers. 5 cm. (l) x 2.5 cm. (w) x 1 cm. (d). <transliteration> (Chinese name).
Inventory Description
Pin, stick pin, brass, flower, missing stone center, blue feather traces
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 2.5 cm (2 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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