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Introduction

Anishinaabe headdress and drop made of red stroud with white selvedge, bald eagle, turkey and woodpecker feathers, and trimmed with white possibly ermine(?) fur. Silk ribbon with American flag patterning falls to headdress sides. Part of an exchange with the Minnesota Historical Society.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Museum documentation

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC generated.

Materials

red stroud; feathers, bald eagle, turkey, and woodpecker; skin, possibly ermine(?); silk ribbon; thread; dye.

Techniques or Format

Headdress and drop are made of red stroud; white selvedge at bottom of drop. Rim of headdress trimmed with possibly ermine(?) fur. Feathers are secured to inner layers of stround with thread. Some feathers have been inserted into dyed feather shafts. Drop is trimmed with possibly white(?) silk ribbon. Patterned silk ribbon is laced under the headdress feathers, is secured to stroud with thread, and falls to the sides of the headdress

Motifs and Patterns

White selvedge on bottom of headdress drop. American flag design on silk ribbon that falls to the sides of the headdress.

Dimensions: 85 × 38 × 12.5 cm
Condition: Feathers very fragile
Current Location: Denver Art Museum, CO, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1966.255
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1966
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Part of exchange with Minnesota Historical Society
GKS Reference Number: 25674
Record Creation Context

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014

Approximate Place of Origin

44.736, -88.788

Source of Information about Places

Museum documentation

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