DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Comb
NameComb ornament
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureMiao
Date20th century
Place madeGUIZHOU, China, ASIA
MediumBone?, Silver, fiber and beads.
Dimensions14 15/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 15/16 in. (38 × 7 × 7.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer
Object numberA.2022.7.40ab
ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies
DescriptionComb ornament. Comb teeth are silver, incised/stamped with tiny circles. Large red pompom attached to top on one side, beads and fiber tassels hanging from the other.
19th century
20th century
ca. 1960
ca. 1950
Early -mid 20th century
