Hair Ornament

Name/Title

Hair Ornament

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.354

Description

It would have been worn on the face with the long black threads pinned into the hair and the ends hanging free or tucked behind the ear

Acquisition

Accession

2023.3

Source or Donor

Vickie Elson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Vickie Elson

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

1960s

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

India

Dimensions

Length

62.5 cm

Material

Metallic Thread, Silk thread

Provenance

Notes

Gift of Vickie Elson. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.