Horned Headdress
CultureOsage
Dateca. 1865
MediumBuffalo hair, dyed horsehair, ermine skin, cow horn, eagle feathers, wool and cotton cloth, brass bells, glass beads, and commercial leather
DimensionsOverall: 50 × 16 7/8 inches (127 × 42.86 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number2006.28.5
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DescriptionHeaddress formed of buffalo hide and horsehair, with trailing red cloth surmounted by horns, with beaded browband
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