Date: First half of 20th century
Area: Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Dimensions: Width 10 cm
Material: Silver

• Object Type：
  • OTHERS
• Location：
  • Chinese Minority Nationalities' Art Gallery
• Tag：
  • headdress coral turquoise mongol 20th century inner mongolia silver

Mongolian costume mainly consists of jewelry, robes, belts and boots, all with bright and rich colors. The costumes vary with different regions and tribal clans and with women’s headgear boasting greatest differences. Mongolian women's headgear is very particular. A set of headgear was often worth many horses or hundreds of camels according to records. 
This set of head ornaments inlaid with silver and coral is the best of all the clans. It belongs to the Ordos type, featuring large size, heavy weight, sophisticated decoration and exquisite workmanship. Made from silver inlaid coral and turquoise and other precious materials, this work looks colorful and eye-catching. Ordos head-ornaments are the most complicated and expensive ones among Mongolian tribes and are the symbol of wealth and social status.