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Headdress

2010.170.20

Name
Headdress
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Description
Headdress
Shaped tiara type headdress; flat stiffened board of blue grey silk is decorated with silver/red embroidered dragon designs, braid edging in pink/yellow and white fur trim; an inner scalloped decorative pink band has metal discs and metal edging; additional details include: pink, orange and red puffed balls on wire supports and pearl beads on twisted wire supports; backing is silver foil; 2 pink tassels are suspended from the lower edge on threads with pearl beads; inside the head opening a piece of black fabric (label "RayonandSilk MOMME 6.25 Handrolled, Made in Japan") has been attached; a piece of narrow black elastic is also attached at the back of the headdress.
Dimension
Height: 64.0cm | Length: 38.0cm | Depth: 6.5cm
Catalogue Number
2010.170.20
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