Wedding-headdress · China, Yao, Province of Guizhou · ID: 3036621
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Size
D: 42 cm
D: 16.5 inch
Description
three semicircular elements of silver metal sheet, side by side soldered on two narrow metal rails, woven bands of fabric (cotton/silk) with beads and tassels on both sides, tears and minor missing parts in the fabric, stained in some places, metal base;
the headdress was fixed horizontally on a bonnet, the ribbons arranged on both sides of the face.
Comparing literature
Voyage dans ma tete, Paris 2010, p. 201