DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Hilyat sh'ar, Hair Ornament

NameHair ornament

CultureBedouin

Place madeYemen, Middle East, Asia

MediumTurquoise, brass

Dimensions1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 3/8 in. (3.4 × 3.4 × 0.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Senta Hoge, A.2012.82.1

Object numberA.2012.82.1

DescriptionRounded, slightly teardrop shaped turquoise stone with numerous dark reddish brown matrix inclusions set in a brass bezel collet with small raised dots around the low, flattened surround. Soldered to the back are three small brass rings which protrude in half-circles from the edges, one on one side and two on the other. One of the two rings on one side is bent.