"Snegurochka" Kokoshnik
Costumes
Inventory number
2022.1.12.25.CO.SC.C1925.CN
Description
Kokoshnik headdress of circular shape, in pseudo Russian style made of dense fabric with silver and golden threads, embroidered with glass beads, pearls and bugles. Two wire parts each suspend two circular tressed shapes. Worn in the opera "Snegurochka" by Vera Mikhailovna AFRAMEEVA, Russian soprano opera singer in Harbin.
Materials
Canvas
Pearl beads
Silver thread
Origin
circa 1925
Harbin, China
Exhibition History
• 2022.02.17–2022.02.19. ‘Russia: Her Style & Soul. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, Expo 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.