Hair ornament

Hair ornament

Hair ornament

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Introduction

A hair ornament collected by British Army officer Jasper Grant between 1800-1809 from the Great Lakes.

Nation of Maker: American
Date Made or Date Range: 1800-1809
Materials

Red-dyed feathers (turkey?); hide; sinew; porcupine quills, red and blue, rawhide and tanned hide

Dimensions: 0 × 19.5 × 0 cm
Condition: quills are loose, some missing
Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1902.338
Collection at Current Location: Jasper Grant Collection
Publication History

Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg,On.: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.

GKS Reference Number: 26839
Record Creation Notes/Observations

GRASAC research trip to National Museum of Ireland, July 21, 2010 Participants: Alan Corbiere, Bhnens Corbiere, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, Rachel Hand, Ruth Phillips assisted by Padraig Clancy

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184