Headdress of woven black satin strips covered with flowers and birds modelled from kingfisher feathers, pearl, coral, and other beads. Headdresses of this type were worn by Manchu women of high rank. Cf.42.8.327,329

Wedding hat, 19th century

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Details
Title
Wedding hat
Role
Artist
Dimension
7 1/2 in. (19 cm) (depth at crown)
Accession Number
42.8.328
Curator Approved

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Headdress of woven black satin strips covered with flowers and birds modelled from kingfisher feathers, pearl, coral, and other beads. Headdresses of this type were worn by Manchu women of high rank. Cf.42.8.327,329