Research Collections
Date
prior to 1970
Material
feathers; skin; glass; hair
Catalogue Number
103.09.1155
Description
Blue beaded brow band with red diamonds trimmed in dark blue, a line of two rows of yellow and one of red beads trim the band next to the face. Down feathers and ermine skins hang from the temples. Dark tipped white eagle feathers are bound with red wool and secured with narrow bands of white tap…
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Title
War Bonnet Headdress
Date
prior to 1970
Material
feathers; skin; glass; hair
Description
Blue beaded brow band with red diamonds trimmed in dark blue, a line of two rows of yellow and one of red beads trim the band next to the face. Down feathers and ermine skins hang from the temples. Dark tipped white eagle feathers are bound with red wool and secured with narrow bands of white tape. The cap is made of skin.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.09.1155
Images
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