Hair ornament
Hair ornament
Hair ornament
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
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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
Provenance
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.
About This GRASAC Record
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