"Celestial Crown"
This ornament comprising of a central disc decorated with a nine-ray star-burst motif, surrounded by dozens of silver discs arrayed in two rows. Such headdresses were worn like crowns for a variety of ceremonies, including marriages, and were used to cover-up the long, coiled hair of the wearer. The reverse of the headdress has a silver pin to allow it to be worn by being pinned through the hair.
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