Headband

2016-19-2

From: Taiwan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2016-19-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bunun
Provenience Taiwan
Period 20th Century
Date Made 1900 - 1948
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Metal | Button | Bead
Description

Female forehead band from the Bunun people of Taiwan. The band is made of cotton with buttons sewn on and surrounded by metal ornamentation and smaller beadwork. The bottom section has metal ornaments, some with metal bells, attached with chains.

Length 116.6 cm
Width 13.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Robert Buckwalter and Martha Hoffer Hess Estate, 2016

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