Man's turban

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: Niuam (Comanche)
Lender: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Niuam (Comanche); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/7320
Barcode: 167320.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Man's turban
Media/Materials: Beaver skin/fur, hide, glass bead/beads, wool cloth, silk ribbon, flicker feather/feathers (red-shafted flicker)
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws660bc27db-8292-4d2b-bdf6-e2ae05f23989

Record ID: NMAI_178960