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Lakota headdress

69.154.1

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Titles: Lakota headdress (Supplied title)

Description: Lakota headdress, circa the 1870s. Large spotted eagle feathers adorn the red wool cap, which is lined with hide. Feathers are tipped with long strands of red-dyed horsehair. Pine pitch adheres the hair to the feathers, and an ermine leg dangles from the brow band. The donor of this item, Arthur Kingsbury, who bequeathed this object to MNHS in the 1960s, asserted that the bonnet was once worn by "Chief Crazy Horse" or Tȟašúŋke Witkó. According to correspondence from a relative, Mr. Kingsbury likely purchased this bonnet at the same time he purchased a buffalo robe, from a “Curio shop” on Lake Street in Minneapolis, MN in the 1940s. Kingsbury, a non-Native man, personally wore this bonnet during his time with the Minnesota Calumet Indian Dancers (a non-profit group of young non-native male dancers who dressed in Native American “costumes"). There is no evidence outside of the donor’s assertion that this item was ever associated with Crazy Horse.

Dates

  • Not earlier than 1870 - Not later than 1879 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 69.154.1

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 60 inches length
  • 20 inches width

Subjects

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69.154.1

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