DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Headband (Fa lap)

NameWedding headband

CulturePunti

DateEarly-mid 20th Century (Pre-1949)

Place madeHong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, East Asia, Asia

Place madeHong Kong, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumGlass beads, cotton

Dimensionsfolded: 3 9/16 × 7 7/8 × 11/16 in. (9 × 20 × 1.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.18.2

Object numberFA.2013.18.2

Collections

Asia

DescriptionFlowery elements of various colors are present along the edges of the headband. There are flowery elements of various colors, leaves and dark green flower branches in the middle in the background of greyish green. On the back of the headband are stripes of red and light brown near the left and right edges. A string is attached to the edges of the headband that it does not fully open.