Japan Dragonfly Helmet object file

 in How People Lived / Japanese and Korean Art / Object Files  tagged 17th century / 2012.31.1a-c / animals/birds / dragonfly / edo-period / exotic / fashion/dress / gilt / helmet / helmet in dragonfly shape / identity / iron / japan / japanese / lacquer / leaders / papier-mâché / pigments / power/status / ritual/ceremony / samurai / silk / symbolism

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Japan, Dragonfly Helmet, 17th Century

accession number: 2012.31.1a-c