615 Vintage Dong Minority Festival Hat
Black Velvet Dong Girl’s Ceremonial Hat; Skillfully embroidered appliqué sections with fine wrapped thread designs trimmed with hand-made silk braids, gold foil couching, colored metal sequins, and tiny glass beads; metal hemi-spheres on front and row of colored glass inset stones on back; lined with old cotton print; c 1950; SE Guizhou Province; fair condition ...embroidery intack, but somewhat dingy; 21” circumference
Black Velvet Dong Girl’s Ceremonial Hat; Skillfully embroidered appliqué sections with fine wrapped thread designs trimmed with hand-made silk braids, gold foil couching, colored metal sequins, and tiny glass beads; metal hemi-spheres on front and row of colored glass inset stones on back; lined with old cotton print; c 1950; SE Guizhou Province; fair condition ...embroidery intack, but somewhat dingy; 21” circumference