Geisha's Head
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: In the form of a Geisha's head in 3/4 profile, with raised, finely rendered ceremonial hairdo that wraps from front to back, featuring assortment of hair ornaments, including a large flower with bow and tassles on front, textured comb on reverse. Lid opening intersects upper part of hairdo, hinged on right side. Striker located on lower right, at base of neck.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1980-14-1395
objectType: label: Type
content: containers
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: Matchsafe
label: Type
content: Matchsafe
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brass
label: Dimensions
content: 6.9 x 4 x 1.3 cm (2 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/2 in. )