Head Plume (Wai-yet-ti) Item Number: 08.491.8807 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This is a bunch of owl feathers that would be tied into a hairnet and worn on the back of the dancer's head. They would be secrued with the pin. See 08.491.8802
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1933
What
- Name
- Head Plume (Wai-yet-ti)
- Identification Number
- 08.491.8807
- Type of Item
- plume and head
- Material
- barn owl feather, acorn woodpecker scalp, clamshell bead, glass bead and cotton string
- Overall
- length 3.125 in, width 13.75 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1933
Other
- Classification
- Clothing