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Object Number
86-23-10/39254
Display Title
Feather head-dress, white tips
Descriptions
Object Description
Feather head-dress, white tips; N3951. These [head-dresses] are from 3 to 5 ft. in length; made by sewing the shafts of feathers together. They are like the headdresses shown in Figs. 30 & 31 in Powers "Tribes of California". These were all found in one of the large baskets.
Inventory Description
Headdress, feathers forming band, quills at center, grey with white tips, rolled
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chumash?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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California
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Los Angeles County
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Castaic
Additional Geographic Terms
San Martin Mountains; Castac, cave 2 miles from
Materials
Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 10 x 7.5 cm (6 x 3 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39.254/ POISON
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Stephen Bowers
(1885 - 1886)
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