Headdress Ornament Item Number: Edz1847 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Set of two headdress ornaments, each made of black lacquer with areas of mesh painted gold and tapering towards the base, which is composed of wire wrapped in paper. The ornaments are each decorated with an oval-shaped chinese character in mottled green and off-white and a bat figure at the rounded top depicted with raised lines.

Item History

What

Name
Headdress Ornament
Identification Number
Edz1847 a-b
Type of Item
ornament
Material
paper, fibre, metal, dye, paint and lacquer
Part A
height 41.1 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 1.9 cm
Part B
height 45.4 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 1.8 cm

Who

Culture
Chinese
Previous Owner
Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
Received from
Jin Wah Sing Musical Association (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
China

When

Ownership Date
before September 24, 1991
Acquisition Date
on September 24, 1991

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
1488/0218 a-b