War Bonnet

Object Number:

38056

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Kiowa

Provenience:

Oklahoma

Culture Area:

Great Plains

Section:

American

Materials:

Horsehair
Flannel
Eagle Feather
Glass
Ermine

Technique:

Beaded

Description:

61 eagle feathers, tipped with colored horsehair, sewn on a band of red flannel. Headpiece sewn with bead work and ermine skins.

Credit Line:

Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; funds from John Wanamaker

Plains Gallery ( Apr 1986 - Jun 1999)