Eagle feathered headdress with ermine strips and beaded headband / Wolf Robe Hunt

Curatorial Remarks

20th century inter-tribal clothing that was worn to be identified as Native American.

Tags: headdress, eagle feather
People: Acoma, Muscogee (Creek), Inter-tribal
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use, formal attire

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Eagle feathered headdress with ermine strips and beaded headband

Creator(s):

Wolf Robe Hunt (Collection)

Solomon McCombs (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Acoma

Date:

1970s

Materials/Techniques:

hide, feathers (eagle), glass, silk, wool, ermine

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Headdress

Credit Line:

Gift of Margarita McCombs

Accession No:

84.2281

Previous Number(s):

TL1982; 8427.2281; 11311

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Wolf Robe Hunt

Role(s):

Collection

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Hunt, Wolf Robe

Birth Date:

1905

Death Date:

1977

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American painter, 1905-1977

Gender:

male

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Solomon McCombs

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

McCombs, Solomon

Birth Date:

1913

Death Date:

1980

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American lithographer, 1913-1980

Gender:

male

Cite this Page

Hunt, Wolf. Eagle feathered headdress with ermine strips and beaded headband. 84.2281. 1970s. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/842281 (06/17/2019).

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