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Object Number
991-12-60/14994B
Display Title
Pair of Hairpin Ornaments with Lizard Motif of Glass Beads on Wire
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Pair of hair ornaments. Silk-covered wire stem decorated with clear glass beads, black glass beads, two blue and one pink glass bead on each. Lizard shape. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 11 cm. (l) x 4.5 cm. (w) x 2 cm. (d).
Inventory Description
Pin, ornament, beaded dragon, imitation pearl, glass beads, ring on spring coil
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm (3 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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