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Medicine man's headdress. Made of buckskin. Band of bayetta around base.
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Object Number 985-27-10/59199
Display Title Medicine man's headdress. Made of buckskin. Band of bayetta around base.
Descriptions
Object Description Medicine man's headdress. Made of buckskin. Band of bayetta around base. Buckskin folded up over cloth & cut in zigzags & painted blue. Brass discs all along bottom. Cap painted w/ blue, yellow, brown & white designs. Horn on each side of cap. Abalone shells hang off front. 25.6x33 cm.
Inventory Description Headdress, leather with erect crest, pigment, brass, fabric and feather deco
Classification
  • Headdress
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona?
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 27.7 x 32.3 cm (12 x 10 7/8 x 12 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59199
Provenance
Owner Mrs. George Crook
Owner Mrs. William R. Morris (07/01/1930)
Owner William Radcliff Morris (01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Collector General George Crook (Unknown)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)

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