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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Hairpin used in boy’s tonsuring ceremony
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Hairpin used in boy’s tonsuring ceremony

Dateca. 1700-1900
Maker Thai
Label TextGold-covered pins like this one were used to hold the topknot worn by boys at the Thai court during their tonsuring, an elaborate hair-cutting ceremony performed just before puberty.
Object number56.90
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
DimensionsL.: 5 5/16 in. Diam.: 7/8 in.
MediumWood and wax or resin covered in sheet gold, enamel, and glass
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