War Bonnet Headdress
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin, rabbit; skin, ermine; hair, horse; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0007
- Description
- A war bonnet consisting of a felt cap with eagle feathers attached all around. The tip of each feather has horsehair and a small tuft of rabbit fur attached to it. A band of white, red, blue and orange beadwork trims the headband, and ermine tails hang from each end of the headband, near the ears.…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- feather, eagle; skin, rabbit; skin, ermine; hair, horse; fibre
- Dimensions
- 65.0 (overall) cm
- Description
- A war bonnet consisting of a felt cap with eagle feathers attached all around. The tip of each feather has horsehair and a small tuft of rabbit fur attached to it. A band of white, red, blue and orange beadwork trims the headband, and ermine tails hang from each end of the headband, near the ears. The bonnet also has red ribbon trimmings.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0007
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