Headband

Museum number:
9-21249
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Alternate number:
1 - 8a (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4697
Description:
Headband for an elderly woman or widow. Cobalt blue cotton with triple black border suggesting pleats. Black tape appliqued in relief in a chrysanthemum and orchid pattern. Blushing pink flannel lining. Braided button and loop closure. Headband length 48 cm; height 6.2 cm.
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Peking, Beijing province, China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Given to Ilse Fang in Peking by Erich Wolters, antique dealer.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1943
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headbands (headgear)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Production date:
ca. 1900
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Headband for an elderly woman or widow. c 1900.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 48 centimeters and height 6.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-21249, described as Headband for an elderly woman or widow. Cobalt blue cotton with triple black border suggesting pleats. Black tape appliqued in relief in a chrysanthemum and orchid pattern. Blushing pink flannel lining. Braided button and loop closure. Headband length 48 cm; height 6.2 cm.

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