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Feathered headdress with long trailer and a beaded headband. There are 33 feathers on the trailer and 16 feathers on the cap.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Beaded and feathered headdress with trailer

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; possibly Cheyenne

Date:

19th century - 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

semi-tanned hide, rawhide, feathers, glass, sinew, cotton wool, adhesive filled with white pigment

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Feathered Headdress

Accession No:

84.253

Previous Number(s):

8426.253; 18079

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Headdress:

Height: 17in. (43.2cm)
Length: 73in. (185.4cm)
Width: 17in. (43.2cm)
Feather: 15in. (38.1cm)
Headband: 7in. (17.8cm)

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Unknown. Beaded and feathered headdress with trailer. 84.253. 19th century - 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/84253 (06/20/2018).

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