Manchu Woman's Headdress

late 19th–early 20th century

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Caption

Manchu Woman's Headdress, late 19th–early 20th century. Silk, kingfisher feather, glass, silk, wire, Hair Pin: 9/16 x 6 1/4 in. (1.5 x 15.8 cm) Headdress: 5 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (13 x 27 x 19 x 40 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 34.947. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Manchu Woman's Headdress

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Period

Late Qing Dynasty

Geography

Place made: China

Medium

Silk, kingfisher feather, glass, silk, wire

Classification

Accessories

Dimensions

Hair Pin: 9/16 x 6 1/4 in. (1.5 x 15.8 cm) Headdress: 5 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (13 x 27 x 19 x 40 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

34.947

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