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Object Number
985-27-10/59197
Display Title
Buckskin war cap. Broad band of bayetta around base w/ buckskin folded ov
Descriptions
Object Description
Buckskin war cap. Broad band of bayetta around base w/ buckskin folded over it & cut into zig zag pattern. Brass disc decoration. Painted red & blue designs on cap. Most of cap covered w/ cut turkey feathers. 2 eagle feathers at top. Back of cap is longer. May have owl feathers. Painted red and blue sunflower and trailing design.
Inventory Description
Headdress, leather with fringe, red/blue pig., brass disks, red fabric, feathers
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1871
Culture
- Apache
- White Mountain Apache?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona?
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 32 x 17.6 cm (7 1/16 x 12 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59197
Provenance
Owner
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Owner
Mrs. George Crook
Collector
General George Crook
(01/01/1871)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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