Cleveland Museum of Art

Headdress Ornament

Date

1800s–1900s

Medium

Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads

Culture

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Hair ornaments depicting flowers, butterflies, or birds were worn by ladies of the Manchu elite class. The iridescent blue feathers of kingfisher birds are inlaid in hairpins and headdresses.

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