Headdress

Said to be made in a traditional Yakuts style, but with modern materials and colours. Worn with dress and under-dress 3221/1-2.

Beaded headdress made of shiny iridescent purple fabric, with a thick band that wraps around the forehead, a connected narrower band extending across the top of the head, and from this a third band extends from the centre of head to forehead. Each band is decorated with several lines of gold, white, diamante and pink pearl trim. Where bands meet at the forehead is a fabric circle with similar trim and a large pearl at centre surrounded by dark pink beads. Short beaded fringe hangs over forehead, with longer strands over the ears.