Headdress Item Number: 680/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A tall dark brown and brown mottled feather headdress with a beadwork head band. The bottom ends of the feathers are wrapped with red fabric and green yarn and attached to the beadwork head band with brown leather. The beadwork head band has a background of white rectangles each with a design in either brown, green, or pink. Brass metal circles are attached at either sides with long orange, green, and red, and pink ribbons. There are some more feathers attached to the head band.
Item History
- Made in Canada
- 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
- 680/2
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- feather, silk fibre ?, wool fibre ?, brass metal and glass
- Overall
- height 55.0 cm, width 13.0 cm, depth 25.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cree
- 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
- Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 3, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on October 3, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0680/0002