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Festival Headdress Shaped as Horns with Braided Human Hair, 20th Century
Miao people; Gaopo ar…
Headdress
Festival Headdress Shaped as Horns with Braided Human Hair, 20th Century
Miao people; Gaopo ar…
Festival Headdress Shaped as Horns with Braided Human Hair, 20th Century Miao people; Gaopo area, Guizhou Province, China Wood, ramie and wool; 25 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. 2008.5.15 Gift of Anne and Long Shung Shih

Headdress

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-head ornaments-headdresses
Culture Miao
Date20th Century
Made AtGuizhou Province, China, Asia
Made AtGuizhou Province, China, Asia
MediumWood, ramie and wool
Dimensions7 3/4 x 25 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2008.5.15
DescriptionFestival headdress shaped as horns. It is made out of dark brown black human hair braided and wrapped around a long slender pointed piece of wood and held in place by a canvas strap and rope. Miao people; Gaopo area, Central Guizhou Province, China; 20th century.



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