Hair ornament

Description

Hair ornament made of blue kingfisher feathers in the form of a bar with three floral groups, with a large butterfly or bat at either end, one of seven: China, Fuzhou, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1881.23.42 F

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Hair ornament

Production information

China, East Asia

Materials

Feather

Physical description

Blue kingfisher feathers

Associations

Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, East Asia

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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