Accession No
1992.136
Description
Chinese dragon headdress worn (by Mr. C. Wallace) as part of Carnival costume for the samba school of Estacio in 1988. This plastic headdress is spray painted blue, green, yellow, pink, black and white and has a golden horn, moveable mouth of red felt with painted on teeth and a beard of thin plastic streamers (raffia-like). The headdress is also decorated with small mirrored glass, white fake fur trim (on eyebrows and around mouth), multi coloured netting made into pompoms for whiskers and has internal foam padding to hold the headdress on the dancer's head.
Place
Americas; South America; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro
Period
20th century
Source
Wallace, C. [owner]; Vincent, Fran [collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1992.136
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plastic; Glass; Pigment; Nylon
Local Term
Dragao Chines Velmelho
Measurements
353mm x 525mm x 613mm Weight 1.5kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Fran Vincent in January 1992. Obtained from Mr C. Wallace of Rio de Janeiro. Value 100 pounds.
Event Date 01/1992
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Chinese dragon headdress worn by Mr. C. Wallace as part of Carnival costume for the samba school of Estacio in 1988. This plastic headdress is spray painted blue, green, yellow, pink, black and white and has a golden horn, moveable mouth of red felt with painted on teeth and a beard of thin plastic streamers (raffia-like). The headdress is also decorated with small mirrored glass, white fake fur trim (on eyebrows and around mouth), multi coloured netting made into pompoms for whiskers and has internal foam padding to hold the headdress on the dancer's head.
Event Date 1/8/1992
Author: maa
FM:81610
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