616 Dong Minority Long Back Festival Hat
Elaborate Dong Embroidered Festival Hat; Skillfully embroidered appliqué sections with fine wrapped thread designs, hand-made silk braids creating elaborate 3-D dragon backs, gold foil couching, colored metal sequins; metal immortals and hemi-spheres on front and dangling medallions with bells on back; lined with handwoven indigo cotton; c 1960s; SE Guizhou Province; excellent condition; 24” circumference.
Elaborate Dong Embroidered Festival Hat; Skillfully embroidered appliqué sections with fine wrapped thread designs, hand-made silk braids creating elaborate 3-D dragon backs, gold foil couching, colored metal sequins; metal immortals and hemi-spheres on front and dangling medallions with bells on back; lined with handwoven indigo cotton; c 1960s; SE Guizhou Province; excellent condition; 24” circumference.