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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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