Silver headdress

Description
Silver headdress female ornament worn during ceremonies. It is mounted on a black comb. The main body has an overall floral design. There are ten wire springs placed evenly along the top edge, each with a decorative attachment that contains multiple smaller springs supporting further small silver shapes, thus giving the headdress lots of free movement. On each side of the comb is a large drop of flat geometric silver pieces.
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Silver
Measurements
485 x 220 x 40mm
Department collection type
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/129/20

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