Headdress
Item number Ne207 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Chief's headdress with cap of light blue felt. Rim of cap has feathers inserted into leather holders sewn to felt. Holders are painted in bands of red, blue, and white. Feathers are brown and white with blue marabou feathers glued to the bottom shaft and to the tip of the feather. Red paper circles are glued where the marabou meets the eagle feather tip. Orange marabou feathers are on the crown of the cap. Band of loom-woven beadwork in red, blue, and yellow runs across the front to rounds of beadwork at either end. Dangles of loom woven beads with marabou feathers tied to the ends and two strips of white fur with black tips, hang from each side.
History Of Use
Worn by chiefs for ceremonial purposes.
Narrative
Gifted to Dr. Hawthorn from one of the reserves at Maskwacis (then called Hobbema).
Item History
- Made in Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada during 1976
- Owned by Harry Hawthorn before June 1, 1976
- Received from Harry Hawthorn (Donor) on June 1, 1976
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- Ne207
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- skin, paint, paper, cotton fibre, leather skin, glass, wool fibre and feather
- Manufacturing Technique
- tied, woven, glued and sewn
- Overall
- height 88.0 cm, width 34.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Cree
- Previous Owner
- Harry Hawthorn
- Received from
- Harry Hawthorn (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before June 1, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on June 1, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0313/0002
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