Headdress
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Bridal headdress made of silver, elaborately constructed with silver filigree and thin plates, with long ribbons of beaten silver
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, filigree |
| Brief description | Headdress, silver, China, Miao, 19th century |
| Physical description | Bridal headdress made of silver, elaborately constructed with silver filigree and thin plates, with long ribbons of beaten silver |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Dillon |
| Object history | According to the donoar, this bridal headdress was part of an indemnity paid by the Miao tribe for the murder of a British missionary in about 1901. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.64-1954 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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