Title
Fine gilt Baxian Guan Headdress for Bride
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: Please refer to individual meansurement
Accession No.
2012-00774
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Lim and Tan Securities Pte Ltd in memory of Johnny and Nancy Lim
This is an ornate Indonesian Chinese Peranakan headdress for a bride of the late 19th century. There are silver gilt eight immortals or baxian guan running along the front of the headdress. Auspicious and protective motifs of deities were frequently employed on Peranakan wedding headdresses to protect the wearer from malevolent spiritual forces as they went through various wedding rites.
