Headband made of brown pin striped woolen cloth, red silk ribbon or tape trim, golden eagle feathers; size 10 white, dusty rose, clear gold and clear beads, size 8 clear beads, brown woolen fabric

Headdress consists of a cap of brown woolen fabric with a headband sewn around its base. Feathers' ends wrapped with tape and attached to the inside bottom of the headband, a black thread woven through the feathers to keep them upright about four inches above the headband

A five pointed star in centre of headband with stylized leaf and vegetal motifs and fronds on either side

This headdress goes with the pouch with the teepee and man in a feather headdress. Associated with Chief Waubano

Cumberland catalogue of Oronhyatekha collection

F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904), p 22,

Item 62. "Head-dress with feathers of Golden Eagle of Chief Waubuno, John B. Wampum

Was worn by Chief Waubuno, or John B. Wampum, when presented to Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, in 1886. The feathers are held by a band decorated with bead work. Silver bands (Nos. 389-396), were used for the same purpose in early trading days."

Unknown Anishinaabe artist, headdress of Chief Waubano. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.177. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1546.

GRASAC team research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, Dec 15-19 2008, funded by SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant. Participants: Heidi Bohaker, Alan Corbiere, Lewis Debassige, Anne De Stecher, Darlene Johnston, Stacey Loyer, Trudy Nicks, Ruth Phillips

December 16: Ethnography researchers: Anne De Stecher, Ruth Phillips, Cory Willmott, assisted by Tracey Forester