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Hair Ornament with Gilt Metalwork, Feathers, and Freshwater Pearls
Hair Ornament with Gilt Metalwork, Feathers, and Freshwater Pearls
Object Number 991-12-60/14979
Display Title Hair Ornament with Gilt Metalwork, Feathers, and Freshwater Pearls
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chinese name - fashi
Object Description Hair ornament. Elaborate gilt metalwork with kingfisher feathers adhered to front of ornament, in addition there are four freshwater pearls. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 7.6 cm. (l) x 3.9 cm. (w) x 2 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Pin, hair pin, gilt metal, blue feather inlay, pearl accents, fan shaped
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal, Pearl, Gilt, Kingfisher feather
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm (3 x 1 7/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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