Headdress Item Number: 680/1 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 string and attached to the beadwork head band with brown leather loops. The beadwork head band has a white background and a pattern of alternating dark blue crosses and multi-coloured triangles with a dark blue centre surrounded by lines of green, light blue, and red.
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
- 680/1
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- feather, glass, wool fibre ?, fibre and cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 38.0 cm, width 16.5 cm, depth 62.0 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
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0680/0001