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Object Number
985-27-10/60431
Display Title
Eagle feather headdress with one blue flannel trail.
Descriptions
Object Description
Eagle feather headdress w/ one blue flannel trail. Feathers attached w/ rawhide and wrapped w/ flannel. Group of hawk(?) feathers on side. Beaded hide brow band in dark blue on white. Brass buttons over horsehair on top of eagle feathers. 58x185 cm.
Inventory Description
Feather headdress, leather cap, beaded, hair-tipped feathers, blue felt trail.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 58 x 185 cm (22 13/16 x 72 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60431
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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