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Object Number
86-23-10/39258
Display Title
Feather head-dresses, different colors (10)
Descriptions
Object Description
Feather head-dresses, different colors (10). 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
Headbands, black, brown, white feathers, red, black, white quills on fiber cord.
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chumash?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
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, Fiber cord
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 7.4 x 6.9 cm (8 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
39258
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Stephen Bowers
(1885 - 1886)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86-23-10/39257 | Feather head-dresses, dark feathers (5) |
Headband
|
Castaic
| |
| 86-23-10/39251 | Head bands or head-dresses |
Headband
|
Castaic
| |
| 86-23-10/39256 | Feather head-dresses, red shafts (5) |
Headdress
|
Castaic
| |
| 86-23-10/39255 | Feather head-dresses, red and black shafts (2) |
Headdress
|
Castaic
| |
| 86-23-10/39254 | Feather head-dress, white tips |
Headdress
|
Castaic
| |
| 86-23-10/39253 | Feather head-dress, small, black |
Headdress
|
Castaic
| |
| 86-23-10/39252 | Feather head-dress, blue |
Headdress
|
Castaic
| |
| 36-79-20/4552 | 12 terra cotta figures- multi-colored headdresses and fur dresses |
Raw Material
Figurine |
Toluca
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Headdress
|
Arizona
| |
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Philippines
| ||
| 26-46-20/C10010 | Feather head dresses |
Regalia
|
Bocas del Toro
| |
| 2004.24.17475 | Elk teeth dresses, Crow Indians |
Montana
|