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Headdress

2010.170.18

Name
Headdress
History Category
Description
Headdress
Fabric head covering with tiara shaped headdress; black fabric is seamed and gathered into a pouch like shape at the back with cotton ties and an attached red fabric knob; at the front edge the black fabric is shaped and stiffened along an arched frame decorated with mirrored sequins that provides a support for the attached headdress; the brightly coloured headdress is constructed of gold foil and blue fabric covering a cardboard base decorated with puffed balls attached with wires, tiny mirrors, coloured twisted wires and flowers in colours of orange, pink, gold and green; two side attached red tassels wrapped with silver and white are suspended on threads with bead decoration; undecipherable interior paper label.
Dimension
Height: 60.0cm | Width: 15.0cm | Length: 46.0cm
Catalogue Number
2010.170.18
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