War Bonnet

NA8400

From: Plains (Culture Area)

Curatorial Section: American

View All (8) Object Images

Object Number NA8400
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Plains (Culture Area)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Leather | Feather | Cotton
Description

Buckskin cap with a beaded headband. Headband has 3 tipis in dark and light blue and gold. Feathers attached around the cap with the quill wrapped in red felt with red dyed down. Tips of feathers have gray down attached at the ends. Red felt trailer with feathers attached, each feather with a red feather attached at the ends.

Height 200 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line Gift of William K. Jewett, 1918

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.