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headdress, turban
headdress, turban
headdress, turban
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Introduction
A beaver turban lined with cotton cloth and beaded with variously coloured seed beads. The boy's cap was obtained by Mr. Jones from a Mesquakie woman near Tama, Iowa.
Nation of Maker:
Other
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
obtained from a Mesquaki woman
Place of Origin:
Tama, IA
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Materials
beaver fur stripes, black cotton cloth, seed beads (white, light-, dark blue, green, pink)
Techniques or Format
Made of two beaver stripes, which are sewn together. The inside is lined with black cotton cloth which is folded over the upper edge. This edge is bound with glass beads and the upper outer side is beaded with ovoids. Sewing done with cotton thread.
Condition:
good condition
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-6375
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1084
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.
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