War Bonnet Headdress
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; skin; glass; fibre; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3013
- Description
- Buckskin band beaded with yellow, white and blue geometric design. Yellow medallions, with blue pattern and blue bead fringe, attached under first motif at each end of browband. Long braids of yellow, black, and white beads with hide tassels and rabbit fur strips attached to medallions. White fea…
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- Title
- War Bonnet Headdress
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- feathers; skin; glass; fibre; hair
- Description
- Buckskin band beaded with yellow, white and blue geometric design. Yellow medallions, with blue pattern and blue bead fringe, attached under first motif at each end of browband. Long braids of yellow, black, and white beads with hide tassels and rabbit fur strips attached to medallions. White feathers with dyed dark ends and reddish horsehair attached at tips. Blue downy feathers at red fabric and white tape wrapped bases.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3013
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