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Object Number
985-27-10/60211
Display Title
Horned headdress. Horn, fur, hair, bells, and disk decoration
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial headdress. Base of cap made from hide lined w/ cloth. Horn on each side wrapped w/ cloth. Cap almost entirely covered w/ pieces of ermine fur. Long tubes of fur hang down off cap and in center a long piece of human hair hangs down. Brass bells and disk decoration. 112x32 cm.
Inventory Description
Headdress, cap w/ fabric wrapped horns, fur covered, brass bells, ermine fur, br
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Materials
Ermine fur, Feather, Fabric, Brass, Horn
Dimensions
Overall: 103 x 38 x 24 cm (40 9/16 x 14 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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