Hair ornament
Category
Costume
Date
1920 - 1925
Materials
Ostrich feather, cardboard, tissue paper, wire.
Measurements
220 x 230 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602704
Summary
A woman's hair ornament for evening made from black and blue dyed ostrich feathers. The ostrich plumes are bound with wire at the base and attached to a triangular piece of cardboard covered in black tissue paper, which is trimmed with matching blue/black feathers. Designed to be worn attached to a headband.