Theatrical Headdress

29-96-824A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-824A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Metal | Silk | Velvet
Description

Front part of Chinese theatrical headdress. Black velvet covered with black and gold lines. Front is a curved rectangle decorated with a green silk square with gold lining and a swastika-like symbol at the center. It also has a blue, circular symbol with gold lines and gold Chinese inscriptions at each side.

Height 22 cm
Length 9 cm
Width 16 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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