War Bonnet Headdress
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- Date
- c. 1960
- Material
- feathers; fibre; hair; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3006
- Description
- Bright green beaded band with orange checkered pyramids. Green and orange medallions with white fur strips, three per side, attached to ends of browband. White feathers coloured (with marker) dark blue at ends , with black horse hair tips and green down at base. Feather bases wrapped in red fabri…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- c. 1960
- Material
- feathers; fibre; hair; glass
- Description
- Bright green beaded band with orange checkered pyramids. Green and orange medallions with white fur strips, three per side, attached to ends of browband. White feathers coloured (with marker) dark blue at ends , with black horse hair tips and green down at base. Feather bases wrapped in red fabric with white tape. Felt skull cap with six eagle feathers. Tag with CRW's writing: "Webster Left Hand July 6."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3006
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