feather hat band; iridescent brown to rust to purple feathers interspersed every 11.5 cm by narrow bands of white and green feathers. sewn to a fabric backing and lined with watered silk, brown ribbon.
Donor:
Cherie D. Freeman
Collection place:
Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaiian Windward Islands
Culture or time period:
Hawaiian
Collector:
Barbara Darcy
Collection date:
1930s
Materials:
Feather (material) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hatbands
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
hat band. collector had the hat band made in Honolulu. she was raised on the Hawaiian Islands.