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Headdress

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Titles: Headdress (Supplied title)

Description: A headdress, possibly Dakota, circa unknown. The headdress has a beaded cloth headband, thirty-two eagle tail feathers and yellow and red decorative feathers. One orange feather trailer extends from a chain of large beads and a metal tinkle cone on either side of the headband. The headband features a geometric pattern of glass seed beads, predominantly white, red, blue, green, and yellow. A round piece is sewn to the cap above each ear and beaded similarly to headband. The eagle feather quills are wrapped in red cloth; the feathers are tipped with small yellow and red afterfeathers.

Dates

  • Not later than 1977 (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 1977.27.33

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 16 inches height (total height, excluding attachments to feathers)
  • 6 1/2 inches width (cap)
  • 18 inches depth (total depth, excluding attachments to feathers)

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Headdress

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.