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Object Number
973-43-10/52032
Display Title
Turkey feather headdress w/ velvet band & satin cap, trimmed w/ beads & trim
Descriptions
Object Description
Turkey feather headdress; feathers attached to velvet band, trimmed with clear cylindrical beads in pattern of running triangles; gold metallic trim; torn sateen skull cap sewn to head band
Inventory Description
Headdress, upright feathers around cap and tail, on velveteen beaded border
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1932
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Feather, Cotton, Silk, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 64 x 21 x 9 cm (25 3/16 x 8 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-43 ###
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Donor
Kathryn Cobb
(September, 1973)
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