headdress, cap

headdress, cap

headdress, cap

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Introduction

A leather cap decorated with cloth ribbons and metal buttons. Formerly part of the Speyer (III) collection, who attributed this cap to the Huron/Wendat and dated it to ca. 1850.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

stated by collector

Date Made or Date Range: ca. 1850
Materials

leather, cotton tape, cotton cloth (blue, red), red silk ribbon, beige cotton yarn, silvered buttons, wild turkey feathers

Techniques or Format

A rectengular piece of leather is gathered along the upper edge and sewn down half way the back. The bottom edge is bound with cotton cloth and the outside decorated with zizag cutout cloth stripes. Concave silvered buttons with punch decoration encircle the bands. A bunch of split turkey feathers is fastened on the top. Sewing done with beige cotton thread.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Condition: good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

stated by the former owner

Current Location: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: IV-B-12812
GKS Reference Number: 138
Record Creation Context

Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.

Approximate Place of Origin

45.5, -81.1

Source of Information about Places

stated by collector

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