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Object Number
985-27-10/60202
Display Title
Sioux eagle feather horned headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux eagle feather horned headdress. Double trail. 1 antelope antler on each side. Trail of hide covered w/ red cloth. Begins as single wide trail and becomes double trail. Lazystitch beaded brow band. Many of the feathers have pigment on them. Horsehair locks. 187x45 cm.
Inventory Description
Feather headdress, cloth cap, beadwork, leather, antlers, ribbon, hair, fur.
Classification
- Headdress
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1876
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 191 x 39 x 33 cm (75 3/16 x 15 3/8 x 13 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60202
Provenance
Owner
Chief Crazy Horse
(ca. 1876)
Provenance
General George Crook
(ca. 1876)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Intermediary
Red Cloud
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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