Headdress
Item number Ne225 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large feather headdress on brown felt hat. Feathers are light white with dark brown tips and have at their tops pink and blue fluffy feather ornaments while having at their bottoms white fluffy feather ornaments. The feathers are attached to the headdress headband with skin loops bound with red wool. Two ermine skin ornaments dangle from either sides along with two braided wool pieces of green, yellow, and red. Beaded headband panel at front with red centred triangles outlined with yellow and either green or dark blue on a white ground. Fluffy orange feathers along top of headband. Pink, purple, green, blue, red, orange, and brown fluffy feathers decorate the back head part along with one red, one blue, and one orange feather.
Item History
- Made in USA during 1900
- Owned by Wilhelm Helmer before October 3, 1980
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Wilhelm Helmer (Seller) on October 3, 1980
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- Ne225
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- feather, wool fibre, glass and ermine skin
- Overall
- height 48.0 cm, width 60.0 cm, depth 72.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- USA
Who
- Culture
- Sioux
- Previous Owner
- Wilhelm Helmer
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Wilhelm Helmer (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before October 3, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on October 3, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0680/0004
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