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Object Number 991-12-60/14983B
Display Title Pair of Gilt Ornaments with Feathers, Beads, and Swastika ("WAN")
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of gilt ornaments with kingfisher feathers adhered to front face. (a) has one red glass bead attached, (b) has one red and one yellow. Elaborate motifs including: bat, flower, and swastika ("WAN"). (a) 4.8 cm. (?) x 2.6 cm. (?) x .8 cm. (d); (b) 4.3 cm. (?) x 2.6 cm. (?) x .8 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Pin, metal, blue feather inlay, polished yellow stone ornament, bat at top
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 2.5 x 1 cm (1 3/4 x 1 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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