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Object Number
985-27-10/59198
Display Title
Buckskin war cap. Bayetta around base of cap. Buckskin folded over
Descriptions
Object Description
Buckskin war cap. Bayetta around base of cap. Buckskin folded over part of cloth, cut into zigzag design & painted blue. Brass discs on top. Buckskin at back cut into 2 shaped pieces. Cap covered w/ yellow ochre. Cap covered w/ cut turkey feathers, pheasant(?) & eagle feathers. 38.4x57 cm.
Inventory Description
Hat, dyed leather cap, feather crown, red fabric, brass studs, chin strap
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1871
Culture
- White Mountain Apache?
- Apache
- Western Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona?
Dimensions
Overall: 35.4 x 42 x 44.7 cm (13 15/16 x 16 9/16 x 17 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59198
Provenance
Owner
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Owner
Mrs. George Crook
Collector
General George Crook
(01/01/1871)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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