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A Hodenosaunee headdress from the Six Nations of the Grand River collected by Stewart Culin in 1901, probably from people attending the Buffalo Exposition. The red cloth, scalloped edged headband has a crown and animal motifs and feathers, hawk wings, and a duck tail.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Collector's information.

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range: before 1901
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

red cloth; lining material, possibly cardboard; wide red silk ribbon; blue material; small glass beads, clear and translucent mustard, green, and opaque black; grey cylindrical beads, a felt cap (adapted) as support for feathers; hawk wings; duck tail and feathers; beige thread

Techniques or Format

A beaded headband with a scalloped upper contour is attached to a felt cap. The feathers are supported between the band and cap. Wide ribbons are attached as back trailers.

Motifs and Patterns

Bird, squirrel, deer, crown, and plants.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 27 cm
Condition: good (faded red)
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Collected by Stewart Culin in the Buffalo area, possibly from the Buffalo Exposition of 1901.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 38524
Collection at Current Location: Stewart Culin Collection
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Stewart Culin
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1901
Collection Narratives and Histories

From the Six Nations of the Grand River collected by Stewart Culin in 1901, probably from people attending the Buffalo Exposition.

GKS Reference Number: 24665
Record Creation Notes/Observations

small black stone pipe bowl with slightly flared cylindrical bowl, short pointed prow, and rectangular sectioned shank, lead inlay on top of bowl and end of shank

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Collector's information.

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