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Headdress train
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date
About 1896
Medium / Technique
Hide: rawhide; feather; animal material: porcupine quill, hair; fibre: wool thread; glass: glass bead; wood; sinew
Dimensions143 × 58 cm (length × width)
CultureIndigenous
Geocultural Area
Northern Plains
Origin
Canada, North America
Object NumberME931.1.41
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Hayter Reed
NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
Hayter Reed’s photograph shows a headpiece that appears to be an imitation of a Plains-style headdress, with two Denesuline (Dene) woven quillwork bands worn as a single headband. The train is made of eagle feathers embellished with porcupine quills repurposed from other authentic Indigenous objects.
Hayter Reed’s photograph shows a headpiece that appears to be an imitation of a Plains-style headdress, with two Denesuline (Dene) woven quillwork bands worn as a single headband. The train is made of eagle feathers embellished with porcupine quills repurposed from other authentic Indigenous objects.
Status
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