Headdress

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Culture/People: Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Previous owner: James Hill (A-ron-i-ok-ta [End of the Sky]/Jim Longfeather), Mohawk [Kahnawake]
Collector: George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924

Collection History: Collected from James Hill (Jim Longfeather, Kahnawake Mohawk) by archaeologist George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member), possibly during one of Jim Longfeather's performances in the New York City area; acquired by George Heye in 1907.
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Place: Kahnawake Reserve (Caughnawaga Reserve); Montérégie Region; Québec; Canada

See related items: Mohawk [Kahnawake]; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/2399
Barcode: 012399.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Feather/feathers, cotton cloth, ribbon, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69d3aed4d-0c73-468b-b40a-3a61a730dc57

Record ID: NMAI_13316