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Dance outfit, headdress
Object Number 12-29-10/84280
Display Title Dance outfit, headdress
Descriptions
Indigenous Term asa-van-ah-guay
Object Description Dance outfit, headdress
Inventory Description Feather headdress, knitted base band, cloth and rope ties, black feathers
Classification
  • Headdress
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Inyo County
Materials Feather Crow feather Cordage Cotton yarn Mink fur Quail feather Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 39 x 39 cm (16 1/8 x 15 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Owner Capt. John
Owner John Goodall
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1912)
Dealer Grace A. Nicholson (1912)
Owner Mrs. John Goodall
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1912)

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