Two kingfisher bird hair pins, one silver comb and one silver hair pinprobably 19th Century or early 20th, Provenance: comb Rene v.d. Star 2006, Hairpin Rene v.d. Star, hairpins Diane de Clerck. One hand carved wooden comb with silver wrap decoration The silver surround is repousseed with different symbols on each side and 11 protruding smiling faces. Women of the Miao Chinese minority Miao women did not cut their hair. The long hair would be twisted into a bun and place on the top of the head. Decorated combs like this were worn placed horizontally between the top of the woman's head and under the twisted bun of her hair. Two hair pins shaped like lotus flowers made from laying kingfisher bird feathers on a metal base. One silver hair pin from Hainan Island, China. Married women would keep their hair tied up in a knot or a bun at the back of their head in a variety of different styles. The buns would then be ornamented and held together with this type of hair pins or combs.