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Hair OrnamentN1.138 b-e

Bridal hair ornaments in the form of a potted plant, and a butterfly. The pot is made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal, and is decorated with a two flower design consisting of orange beads, and seed pearls (?). The plant has flowers made of a central orange bead within a circular brown bead, and having quadrangular-shaped petals made of seed pearls (?). The leaves are made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal. The butterfly has a pink body, shaped green wings, a pair of pink, and green coiled antennae, and a pair of metal coiled antennae with a pearl (?) at the end. Part c is missing.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal, stone, kingfisher feather, pearl ?, glass and gold metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair OrnamentN1.138 a

An ornament in the form of a potted plant, and a butterfly. The pot is made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal, and is decorated with a two flower design consisting of orange beads, and seed pearls (?). The plant has flowers made of a central orange bead within a circular brown bead, and having quadrangular-shaped petals made of seed pearls (?). The leaves are made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal. The butterfly has a pink body, shaped green wings, a pair of pink, and green coiled antennae, and a pair of metal coiled antennae with a pearl (?) at the end. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal, metal, glass, kingfisher feather and pearl ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinN1.324

A metal rod that has a finial at the top consisting of a butterfly. The body is an elaborately carved piece of light green stone. The wings are made of orange beads. The antennae are made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
stone, glass, brass metal, gold metal and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial HeaddressN1.303

A headdress with a high vertical rounded front and flat top sloping downward to the back which is a shorter vertical band. Frame is of wire covered with intricately interlaced bands of black silk braid and fabric. Attached to the headdress with wires, there are highly perforated and layered gold-coloured brass roundels in the shape of flowers and leaves, all inlaid with various shades of bright blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. On and around them, there are many ornaments mounted on wires which include the following: bats made of pearls, flowers made of pink glass, gemstones inset in metal, green stone butterflies, and a large roundel of pink quartz. From the front of the headdress, there are suspended strands of pearls with coloured stone butterflies in the middle and stone drops at the end.

Culture
Manchu
Material
metal, brass metal, gold metal, kingfisher feather, silk fibre, dye, adhesive, stone, quartz mineral, coral, pearl and glass ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ceremonial HeaddressN1.302

A headdress with a high vertical rounded front and flat top sloping downward to the back which is a shorter vertical band. Frame is of wire covered with intricately interlaced bands of black silk braid and fabric. Attached to the headdress with wires, there are convex gold-coloured brass plaques in the shape of flowers and leaves, all inlaid with iridescent bright blue, and darker blue-purple kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. The centres of the flowers are formed of circles of many wires with rounded ends, surrounding inset stones in blue, and green.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, brass metal, gold metal, kingfisher feather, silk fibre, dye, adhesive, stone ? and glass ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2569/9

Metal ornament depicting a flower with bright blue feather inlay.

Culture
Manchu ? or Han ?
Material
metal and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Ornament2569/8

Ornament with detailed metal work depicting a bird with bright blue feather inlay. Pin extends off the back of the ornament.

Culture
Manchu ? or Han ?
Material
kingfisher feather and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Ornament2569/7

Ornament with detailed metal work of floral motifs with bright blue feather inlay. Two spiral metal decorations extend off the front, ending in a white and an orange bead. Long, thin metal pin extends off the back.

Culture
Manchu ? or Han ?
Material
metal, glass and kingfisher feather
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressEdz1508

A tiara headdress made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal and having three round pink stones evenly spaced. The main design is consisting of a central floral motif with a peacock on either side, then a deer, foliage, and a heron on either end.

Culture
Chinese
Material
metal, kingfisher feather and stone
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentN1.139

A metalwork ring with a continuous six-sectioned scroll-like motif outer edge made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal and having each of the six sections decorated with a pearl? Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal, kingfisher feather and pearl ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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