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Object Number
985-27-10/60236
Display Title
Sioux and/or Apache eagle feather headdress. Swept back bonnet. Single trail of
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux and/or Apache eagle feather headdress. Swept back bonnet. Single trail of eagle feathers w/ hawk feathers at bottom, attached to wide strip of red flannel. Horsehair tuffs and dyed fluffy feathers at end. Cap of hide partially lined w/ cloth and decorated w/ colored beads. 210x62 cm.
Inventory Description
Feather headdress, leather cap w/ beadwork, quillwork, red felt tail, hair tipped
Classification
- Headdress
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 199 x 48 x 45.5 cm (78 3/8 x 18 7/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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