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Headdress

Maker
Date 1775-1800
Medium / Technique Deer head skin with antler, tanned hide and thong, porcupine quill, eagle and owl feather, down, stroud, sinew, red ochre
Dimensions54 x 41 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Personal Symbols - Status Symbols
CultureIndigenous: Haudenosaunee?; Shawnee?
Origin United States?
Origin Canada?
Geocultural Area Eastern Woodlands
Object NumberM182
DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord

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