Pair of threaded silk purple tassel ornaments with gold and gem beads, Qing dynasty, 18th c., Work of the Muslim regions

Pair of threaded silk purple tassel ornaments with gold and gem beads, Qing dynasty, 18th c., Work of the Muslim regions

• Image Number: K1D004570N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: Dress accessories
• Material: Fabrics//
• Description:
  A pair of purple thread spikes, woven into thin, narrow and long ribbons, sandwiched with three layers of light yellow diamond patterns; At both ends, there is a gold inlaid turquoise flower ornament, with a rice bead knot on the upper and lower part of the gold flower ornament, and at the end, there is a gold inlaid gem, a cover and a tassel. The gold flower decoration is in the shape of four petals, with a piece of turquoise embedded in the center, and small rubies around the turquoise. The cap is in the shape of a semi flowering bud, with a pillar on the top, and small turquoise and ruby are inlaid on the top. The rice bead knot takes white rice beads as the ground, with four red rice beads equally spaced on the surface, and a circle of green rice beads is surrounded by red rice beads.