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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9961531, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, it does.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The corkscrew antennae are the ends of an &#039;oorijzer&#039;, a brace construction that goes around the head. In windy coastal regions they are a way of keeping the lace cap from blowing away. </p><p>The two round things in between the antennae are the heads of long pins that secure the cap to the oorijzer. There are more pins near the back of the head, but they aren&#039;t decorated as flamboyantly as the front pair.</p><p>The gold double clover-shaped things on the forehead are simply decorative, and also a way of displaying wealth.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is an Axel oorijzer. The rounded part of the silver brace goes around the back of the head.</p><p>You can see tiny holes in the silver part of the brace at the back and next to the gold corkscrews, that is where the pins go through.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]500185[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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