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headdress, feather bonnet
headdress, feather bonnet
headdress, feather bonnet
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Introduction
A feather bonnet decorated with painted designs and metal cones. Seem to be collected at Kahnawake (Caughnawaga).
Nation of Maker:
Mohawk
Place of Origin:
Kahnawake
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Materials
pig? leather, paint (black, blue, red), goose? and turkey feathers, metal cones, rawhide, cotton thread, black cotton cloth
Techniques or Format
Made of a painted leather stripe lined with cotton cloth and attached leather trail. Turkey feathers are put in between the leather head stripe and cloth lining. A small rattle-like object of rawhide is attached to the bottom of the trailer with additional tinkling metal cones. Sewing done with cotton thread.
Condition:
in good condition
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-8384
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
520
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