Fabric (silk?) covered framework lined with orange fabric. Semi-rigid frame is 17" long curving around the head. ON the front there are 7 crenellations to which decorations are fastened. The front of the headband is covered with turquoise colored…
Chinese opera headdress. Paper or leather base painted gold tarnished and blue cut out patterns. Back reinforced with wire. Bottom center front & center front have circular mirror insets. Proper left front has a cut out dragon colored blue & gold…
Black Mandarin Court Hat: Black silk satin hat constructed of four pieces with black velvet upturned brim. In center of top is a red silk tassel with a brass finial in the middle. The hat is lined with red cotton and on the black inner band is sewn…
Chinese black silk skullcap with button knot of black silk cord on top. Six triangular black silk pieces from top. Below these is a band of black silk 1-1/8" wide. Below this another black silk band 5/8" wide this band extends around bottom edge of…
Black silk satin skullcap with top made of 6 pie shaped pieces. Wide silk band and narrow silk band around the edge. Black silk knot at the center top. Lined with black cotton twill.
Basketry pillbox shape of natural and dark brown coiled reed perhaps nito a twining fern. Around the rim are 3 strips of red dyed rattan. Protruding on each side is a bank of coarse black hair possibly horsehair. On top of the hat are 3 strips of…
Black silk fabric with flat wings on a wire frame- work. Has embossed metal insert at the top with floral patterns stamped at the two ends. At bottomis oval wire cage to fit on wearer's hair.
