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Object Number
985-27-10/60188
Display Title
Eagle feather headdress. Swept back bonnet w/ single trail.
Descriptions
Object Description
Eagle feather headdress. Swept back bonnet w/ single trail. Wide leather head band. Loom beaded brow band. Trail made from pony skin w/ eagle feathers attached all down it. Human hair attached at end of bonnet feathers. 155x43.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Hair-tipped feather headdress, beaded forehead band, fur, ribbons, feather trai
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 155 x 43.4 cm (61 x 17 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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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