Headdress

MOA: University of British Columbia

3098/5

Headdress from a Hungarian dance costume. Thin headdress made of two circles of flexible wire wrapped with strands of plastic. Attached to this are small white beads, some grouped to create bunches. Interspersed among the beads are small tan flowers and dark green-blue leaves.


  • Type of Item headdress
  • Culture Hungarian
  • Material metal, plastic
  • Measurements height 3.8 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 20.8 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Esther Vitalis
  • Received from Esther Vitalis

  • Made in Hungary

  • Creation Date during 1925
  • Ownership Date before March 11, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on March 11, 2015

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3098/0005