A headdress (part a) made of inlaid iridescent bright blue and darker blue-purple kingfisher feathers outlined with metal in a floral pattern. Also decorated with red, green, and white pompoms. The veil is strands of long white beads accentuated with red and green beads. A metal rectangle (part b) has come unhinged from the headdress. There is a dark blue feather (part c) and a turquoise feather (part d) which were in a folded piece of paper containing the manufacturer's information.

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• Type of Item headdress
• Culture Manchu
• Material metal, kingfisher feather, dye, fibre, feather
• Measurements height 27.0 cm, width 29.0 cm, depth 29.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Yee On
• Previous Owner G. Vernon Wellburn
• Received from G. Vernon Wellburn

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• Made in Guangzhou

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• Ownership Date before December 13, 1982
• Acquisition Date on December 13, 1982

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 0849/0002 a-d