War bonnet

Museum number:
2-4899
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Alternate number:
84 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.14
Description:
Red, wool cloth with eagle feathers; tipped with dyed cow tail; beaded band; rosettes of ribbon. Owned by Quanah Parker.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Oklahoma
Verbatim coll. place:
; Great Plains
Culture or time period:
Comanche
Collector:
Hugh Lenox Scott
Taxon:
Accipitridae
Object type:
ethnography
Context of use:
Ceremonial and "dress up" occasions.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 66 centimeters and length 211 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-24217. Exhibited: UCLMA Plains Indians, 1971.
Loans:
S1952-1953 #3: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (September 9, 1952–November 28, 1952), S1952-1953 #4: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (September 11, 1952–November 28, 1952), S1973-1974 #65: Oakland Museum of California (March 8, 1974–April 24, 1974), S1983-1984 #4: City of Palo Alto (August 22, 1983–January 11, 1984), and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled War bonnet, accession number 2-4899, described as Red, wool cloth with eagle feathers; tipped with dyed cow tail; beaded band; rosettes of ribbon. Owned by Quanah Parker.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled War bonnet, accession number 2-4899, described as Red, wool cloth with eagle feathers; tipped with dyed cow tail; beaded band; rosettes of ribbon. Owned by Quanah Parker.

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