Headdress

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Date created: 2009

Culture/People: Mohawk [Akwesasne]
Artist/Maker: Skahendowaneh Swamp (Big Field), Mohawk [Akwesasne]
Previous owner: Jake Swamp (Tekaronianeken), Mohawk [Akwesasne], 1941-2010
Seller: Skahendowaneh Swamp (Big Field), Mohawk [Akwesasne]

Collection History: Made for the artist's father, Jake Swamp (Tekaronianeken, Akwesasne Mohawk, 1941-2010); NMAI purchase from the artist, 2009.
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Place: Akwesasne Reservation (Saint Regis Reservation); Franklin County, Saint Lawrence County; New York; USA

See related items: Mohawk [Akwesasne]; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Onondaga Lake (Ex10)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/7466
Barcode: 267466.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term: gustoweh

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Black ash/brown ash splints, deer antler, turkey feather/feathers, cotton tape, shell beads, wood, imitation sinew
Techniques: Wrapped, loom beadwork, drilled, lathed, tied
Dimensions: 45.2 x 46.7 x 34.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c5e3b507-b847-4b85-87fc-f8c070f3e7bf

Record ID: NMAI_396677