War Bonnet Headdress
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- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- feathers; skin; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3003
- Description
- White beaded band with five multicolored diamonds in a line. White eagle feathers with brown tips and three attached coloured feather tips. Base of feathers bound with red fabric and white tape. White medallions with yellow diamonds attached at temples along with hanging ermine tails and red yarn …
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- feathers; skin; fibre; glass
- Description
- White beaded band with five multicolored diamonds in a line. White eagle feathers with brown tips and three attached coloured feather tips. Base of feathers bound with red fabric and white tape. White medallions with yellow diamonds attached at temples along with hanging ermine tails and red yarn tassels. Ermine pelt on skull cap.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3003
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