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feather ornament
feather ornament
feather ornament
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Introduction
Hair ornament or roach made of hawk and golden eagle feathers and hide thong. Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan circa 1840s.
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Materials
Hawk and golden eagle feathers, leather thong, embroidery floss
Techniques or Format
Feathers threaded onto hide thong with wool or cotton embroidery floss.
Dimensions:
18 × 0 × 0 cm
Provenance
Current Location:
Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
70.89.156
Collection at Current Location:
Lewis Henry Morgan Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1970
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
University of Rochester
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
1840s
Previous Collectors:
Lewis Henry Morgan
Collection Narratives and Histories
Collected by Lewis Henry Morgan in 1840s in New York State and bequeathed to the University of Rochester (U of R) upon his death in 1881. The collection was transferred from the U of R to the Rochester Museum in 1970.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
45190
Record Creation Context
Visit to Rochester Museum and Science Center (Rochester, NY) of Wahsontiio Cross, Kate Higginson, Alexandra Nahwegahbow, Melissa Otis, Ruth Phillips and Paula Whitlow, assisted by Jamie Jacobs and Kathryn Murano on 2-3 May 2016.
Approximate Place of Origin