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Object Number
985-27-10/60275
Display Title
Eagle feather horned headdress. Cap w/ bison horns, ribbon streamers
Descriptions
Object Description
Eagle feather horned headdress. Single trail of eagle feathers attached to red flannel. Cap made of rubber cloth and covered w/ bird skin, w/ feathers on top. 2 bison horns. Ribbon streamers hang down. Down feathers (eagle?) also attached to flannel. 225x63 cm.
Inventory Description
Feather and horned headdress, red felt tail w/ hair-tipped feathers, red, green
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 225 x 63 cm (88 9/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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