Headdress Item Number: 680/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A cream-coloured and brown tipped feather headdress with a beadwork head band. The bottom ends of the feathers are wrapped with red fabric and attached to the beadwork head band with black leather loops. The beadwork head band has a white background and a pattern of alternating green horizontal and vertical lines and multi-coloured triangles with an orange-red centre surrounded by lines of green, light blue, and dark blue.
Item History
- Made in USA
- 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
- 680/3
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- feather, wool fibre, fibre and glass
- Overall
- height 27.0 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 72.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Sioux
- Previous Owner
- Wilhelm Helmer
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Wilhelm Helmer (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 3, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on October 3, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0680/0003