Headdress

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Date created: circa 2000

Culture/People: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Donor: Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020
Previous owner: Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and received as a gift from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.in recognition of his service to American Indians as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (1987-1995 and 2001-2003); donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.
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Place: Canadian County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/9126
Barcode: 269126.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, felt, synthetic fabric, synthetic dye/dyes, rabbit skin/fur, paint, thread, feather/feathers
Techniques: Tied, commercially produced/manufactured, overlay beadwork, dyed, painted
Dimensions: 179 x 54 x 48 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b420d877-edee-4df7-b5db-e520280b0d51

Record ID: NMAI_408029