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Headdress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Large black feather attached to a stick with a black ribbon. The feather has a quill running down the center and is fluffy around the edges. The ribbon is tied in a bow around the stick below the feather. The stick is beige with a thin black stripe near the bottom. The background is off-white. Title: Headdress. Artist: not specified.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
feathers, jet
Culture:
French
Dimensions:
381 × 625 px
Museum record:
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