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Object Number
09-8-10/75098.1
Display Title
Sets of scalp feathers (or horse tail ornaments)
Descriptions
Object Description
Sets of scalp feathers (or horse tail ornaments)
Inventory Description
Hair ornament, four painted eagle feathers, banded with glass beads and wool tip
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains Cree
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana
Additional Geographic Terms
Havre, Vicinity of
Materials
Feather, Glass, Wool, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 9 x 2 cm (18 1/8 x 3 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
09-8-10/75098.1
Provenance
Collector
Rev. J. W. Millar
(1895-1900 - ?)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(? - 1909)
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