Eagle Feather Headdress
CultureKainai (Blackfoot), Alberta, Canada
Dateca. 1875
MediumEagle and hackle feathers, ermine skin, rawhide, wool cloth and yarn, cotton cloth, brass buttons, wood, and dyed horsehair
DimensionsOverall: 40 × 23 1/2 inches (101.6 × 59.69 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2006.28.1.1
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DescriptionHeaddress consists of a crown of eagle tail feathers supported in a rawhide base covered with red cloth and hung with white ermine skins.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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