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Object Number
991-12-60/15033C.2
Display Title
Three Silk Headbands
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Three headbands. (a) black silk thread; (b) blue and lilac silk thread; (c) blue, green, and lilac silk and gold metallic thread. All three are folded in half. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 40 cm. (l) (unfolded) x 3.2 cm. (w) x .3 cm. (?).
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silk thread, Metal thread
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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