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Warrior's head ornament
Object Number 17-9-10/86997
Display Title Warrior's head ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Feather ornament, 3 eagle feathers tied with sinew, colored feathers on tips.
Classification
  • Adornment
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nebraska
Additional Geographic Terms Pine Ridge Agency
Materials Eagle feather, Sinew, Cotton, Parfleche, Pigment, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 41.5 x 21 x 1 cm (16 5/16 x 8 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86997
Provenance
Collector Rev. Winfred Rhoades (1897-1899 - 1917)

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