Eagle feather bonnet
Artist
Sioux
MediumBuffalo hide, feathers, horsehair, resin, sinew
DimensionsOther: 50 × 26 cm (19 11/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read
Object number1881.3.56
DescriptionSkull cap of buffalo hide decorated with crow feathers attached by thongs, forty upright golden eagle tail and secondary wing feathers form outer circle. Yellow horsehair tufts attached with resin to tips of feathers. Red-dyed feathers sinew-sewn onto brow. Red stroud triangular strips at sides, trailing to rear.On View
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19th century
SIOUX PROB. HUNKPAPA
Waiwai (Native Amazonian)
Waiwai (Native Amazonian)