Man's headdress (No image available)

Date created
1900-1930
Culture/People
probably Great Lakes (attributed)
Possible collector
Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
Previous owner
Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
Donor
John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
Collection History
Acquired between 1930 and 1945 by Bernard S. Mason (1896-1953, author of books on Indian crafts, an active supporter of camping and "Indian lore" as educational experiences, and director of Camp Kooch-i-ching, Rainy Lake, Minnesota); bequeathed or given to his friend John Landis Holden (1922-1998, also a camping enthusiast and subsequent director of Camp Kooch-i-ching); donated to NMAI by John L. Holden in 1991.
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Place
Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)
See related items
Great Lakes
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/3532
Barcode
253532.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Object Name
Man's headdress (No image available)
Media/Materials
Eagle feather/feathers, horsehair, felt, wool cloth, hide, feather/feathers, dye/dyes, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Wrapped, stitched, sewn
Dimensions
75 x 62 x 55 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws604d5cd37-0d97-4337-aa8d-a00387530ae1
Record ID
NMAI_269447