Wire prop for hair

Museum number:
9-21336
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090021336
Alternate number:
II-7 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4697
Description:
Wire prop for hair. Black thread-wound wire prop for hair bun for women. Oval with three wires across lengthwise, two vertically. All wires bound to frame with tape. Overall length: 10.5 cm; height: 4 cm.
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Purchased by Ilse Fang in Peking.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1943
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
First half of 20th century
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Wire prop for hair. First half of 20th century.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 10.5 centimeters and height 4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Wire prop for hair, accession number 9-21336, described as Wire prop for hair. Black thread-wound wire prop for hair bun for women. Oval with three wires across lengthwise, two vertically. All wires bound to frame with tape. Overall length: 10.5 cm; height: 4 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Wire prop for hair, accession number 9-21336, described as Wire prop for hair. Black thread-wound wire prop for hair bun for women. Oval with three wires across lengthwise, two vertically. All wires bound to frame with tape. Overall length: 10.5 cm; height: 4 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Wire prop for hair, accession number 9-21336, described as Wire prop for hair. Black thread-wound wire prop for hair bun for women. Oval with three wires across lengthwise, two vertically. All wires bound to frame with tape. Overall length: 10.5 cm; height: 4 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Wire prop for hair, accession number 9-21336, described as Wire prop for hair. Black thread-wound wire prop for hair bun for women. Oval with three wires across lengthwise, two vertically. All wires bound to frame with tape. Overall length: 10.5 cm; height: 4 cm.

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