Ornament

Museum number:
9-89
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.373
Description:
Hair ornament of thin tortoise shell, decorated in gold and set with imitation flowers and berries of coral
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Coral (material) and Shell (animal material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1983-1984 #4: City of Palo Alto (August 22, 1983–January 11, 1984)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ornament, accession number 9-89, described as Hair ornament of thin tortoise shell, decorated in gold and set with imitation flowers and berries of coralHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ornament, accession number 9-89, described as Hair ornament of thin tortoise shell, decorated in gold and set with imitation flowers and berries of coralHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ornament, accession number 9-89, described as Hair ornament of thin tortoise shell, decorated in gold and set with imitation flowers and berries of coral
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 9-89, described as Hair ornament of thin tortoise shell, decorated in gold and set with imitation flowers and berries of coral

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