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Introduction

head dress, glengarry cap used as base, collected by Marius Barbeau, Huron-Wendat (Huron), 1800s - 1914.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

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Place of Origin: Wendake
Date Made or Date Range: 1800s to 1914
Materials

A patch of black cloth sewn across the back centre, where an opening would be on a Glengarry cap.

Other Notes

A patch of black cloth sewn across the back centre, where an opening would be on a Glengarry cap. In the Victorian period Glengarry caps came into style. Possibly the base for this headdress is a Glengarry cap, purchased and subsequently decorated and made into a headdress. This is the first time RP had seen a glengarry cap used as a base for a head dress (RP). LS great grandfather has head dresses that were made by sewing feathers onto a felt base.

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-H-358
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1914-08-00
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: C.M. Barbeau
GKS Reference Number: 26570
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Approximate Place of Origin

46.869279102, -71.347896113

Source of Information about Places

Eastern Great Lakes--

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