Works of Art (16)
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Brooch, necklace, and hair comb, ca. 1905, Florence Koehler (American), Pearls, enamel, gold (pin only: sapphire, emeralds) (52.43.1-.3) |
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Bust of a female figurine, Final Jomon period (ca. 1000–300 B.C.), Japan, Earthenware with incised and cord-marked designs (1975.268.191) |
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Female Figure, 1st century B.C.–2nd century A.D., Mexico; Jalisco, Ceramic (1979.355) |
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Hair comb, 1851, I. R. Comb Co., manufacturer; Charles Goodyear (American), patentee, Vulcanite (2000.561) |
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Hair ornament, ca. 1904,
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American),
Silver, enamel, black and pink opals, demantoid garnets (2002.620) |
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Headdress frontal, 1st–7th century,
Colombia; Yotoco,
Gold (1991.419.40) |
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Headdress with leaf-shaped ornaments, 2600–2500 B.C.; Early Dynastic period IIIa; Sumerian style, Excavated at "King's Grave," Ur, Mesopotamia, Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian (33.35.3) |
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Headdress, 19th–20th century, Ejagham peoples; Nigeria, lower Cross River, Wood, hide, metal, bone, paint (1979.206.266) |
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Headdress, 19th–20th century, Baga peoples; Guinea, Wood (1979.206.17) |
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Headdress, 19th–20th century, Bamana peoples; Mali, Wood, metal bands (1978.412.435) |
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Janus-Faced Headdress, 19th–20th century, Boki peoples; Nigeria, Wood, cotton, metal, cane, pigment (1987.284) |
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Openwork hairnet with medallion, Hellenistic, 200–150 B.C.,
Greek, Ptolemaic,
Gold (1987.220) |
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Ornamental plume or pin, 2nd century B.C.–2nd century A.D.,
Peru; Pukará
Gold (1984.14) |
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Pair of gold head ornaments, 18th–19th century, Morocco, Fabricated from sheet and wire, chased, and set with rubies, emeralds, topazes (?), pearls, and glass (65.265.1,2,6,7) |
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Pins with spherical heads, 15th–13th century B.C.; Hittite Empire period,
Central Anatolia,
Gold (1989.281.14) |
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Serpent Headdress, 19th–20th century, Baga peoples; Guinea, Wood, paint (1978.412.339) |
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Thematic Essays (4)
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