Headdress

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Culture/People: Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
Previous owner: Father of Chief Starblanket, Plains Cree (Prairie Cree); Chief Starblanket, Plains Cree (Prairie Cree); Chief Musqua, Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
Collector: Donald A. Cadzow, Non-Indian, 1894-1960

Collection History: Formerly owned by the father of Chief Starblanket (Plains Cree); subsequently owned by Chief Starblanket (Plains Cree) and Chief Musqua (Plains Cree); collected from Chief Musqua in 1925 by Donald A. Cadzow (1894-1960, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Saskatchewan; Canada

See related items: Plains Cree (Prairie Cree); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/3248
Barcode: 143248.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Hide, eagle feather/feathers, human hair
Techniques: Wrapped, stitched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6034eee72-3a3b-4738-8591-1fff4894eb35

Record ID: NMAI_153487