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Headdress Ornament
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Hair ornaments depicting flowers, butterflies, or birds were worn by ladies of the Manchu elite class.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHeaddress Ornament, 1800s–1900s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Copper-silver alloy, gilding, kingfisher feathers, glass beads; overall: 10.7 x 12.4 cm (4 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Ginaven, 2001.179.2
