Female hairstyle of married Manchu (Front view), China
The Coiffure of Married Manchu or Tartar Matrons'. The basis... consists of a flat strip of wood or ivory... about a foot in length. Half of the hair of the wearer is gathered up and twisted in broad bands round this support, which is then laid across the back of the head'. (Front view)
Picture No
11939074
Media ID
46076868
Size
2510px x 2973px
(1.7MB)
Credit
© The John Meek Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only
Source
From Illustrations of China and its People' by J Thomson, published by Sampson Low, 1874. Photograph: John Meek
Date
1874
