Unidentified
Head Band with Floral Design
1700
Scroll
Unidentified
Head Band with Floral Design
1700
Physical Qualities
Metal, kingfisher feathers, 5 × 6 × 1 1/4 in. (12.7 × 15.2 × 3.2 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.559.1a
This hair ornament is inlaid with kingfisher feathers in an openwork design of five flowers and leaves. There are two small loops at each end to which cords were attached in order to tie the band in place on the wearer's head.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; Claribel or Etta Cone; probably purchased in China in 1907 on Cone Family trip
Maker
Unidentified
