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Object Number
49-10-10/29440
Display Title
Man's cloth war bonnet with silver head band
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's cloth war bonnet with silver head band. This cap was made during the W.P.A. Indian Arts project as a "faithful reproduction" of an older article.
Inventory Description
Headdress, red cap with feathers protruding from top bone piece
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Melinda Sky
Artist
Wyman Jemison
Culture
- Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
Locality
Localities
/
<North America>
/
<United States>
/
<Reservations>
/
Tonawanda Reservation
Materials
Silver Flannel cloth Feather Bone Felt
Dimensions
Overall: 49 x 19.5 x 17 cm (19 5/16 x 7 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-10-10/29440
Credit Line
Exchange with Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciencest, 1949
Provenance
Exchange participant
Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences
(January 28, 1949)
Intermediary
William A. Ritchie
(January 28, 1949)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-36-10/86636 | Man's war bonnet |
Headdress
Raw Material |
North America
|
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Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60455 | Eagle Feather Bonnet with Trailer |
Raw Material
Shaft, modified Headdress |
United States
|
| 985-27-10/59556 | Cheyenne eagle feather headdress. Swept back bonnet, no trail. |
Headdress
Raw Material |
Oklahoma
|
| 33-77-10/1775 | War bonnet with ermine and eagle feathers |
Raw Material
Headdress |
United States
|
| 35-74-10/5230 | Feathered war bonnet |
Raw Material
Headdress |
North America
|
| 04-10-10/64657 | War bonnet |
Headdress
Raw Material |
United States
|
| 14-34-10/85927 | War bonnet. Red, blue, black, and white beadwork. |
Headdress
Raw Material |
New Mexico
|
|
Media Restricted
| 39-35-10/18391 | War bonnet. Leather with eagle and owl feathers. |
Shaft, modified
Headdress |
McKinley County
|
| 2004.24.34555 | Man's war bonnet |
Idaho
Montana British Columbia |
|
| 15-36-10/86645 | War bonnet. Made of buckskin. Beaded band with 'mountain' and 'star' designs. |
Headdress
|
British Columbia
|
| 985-27-10/60163 | Eagle feather bonnet. |
Headdress
|
United States
|
|
Image Not Available
for War bonnet
| 08-4-10/72814.1 | War bonnet |
Headdress
|
United States
|