Owl feathers on pin, new. 1-11021-11023 constitute a set similar to 1-10118-11120. Used by medicine men in dancing. Two ornaments are worn at the side of the head and the third is held in the hand.
Donor:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection place:
Torres-Martinez Reservation, Riverside County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Riverside; Torros Reservation
Culture or time period:
Cahuilla
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
March 1907
Taxon:
Asio
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Used by medicine men in dancing. Two ornaments are worn at the side of the head and the third is held in the hand.