Headdress

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Culture/People: possibly Sioux (attributed)
Previous owner: Chief Big Foot (Si-ha-tan-ka/Sitanka/Spotted Elk), Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux), ca. 1825-1890; Dr. Clemens F. Fulda, Non-Indian, 1846-1914
Seller: Dr. Clemens F. Fulda, Non-Indian, 1846-1914

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have belonged to Chief Big Foot (Si-ha-tan-ka/Sitanka/Spotted Elk, Minneconjou Lakota, ca. 1825-1890); formerly in the collection of Dr. Clemens F. Fulda (1846-1914); purchased by George Heye from Clemens Fulda in 1912.
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Place: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Sioux; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/9324
Barcode: 029324.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Headdress
Media/Materials: Buffalo hide/skin, buffalo horn, eagle feather/feathers, crow feather/feathers, glass bead/beads, paint
Techniques: Overlay beadwork , painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cce15154-0ede-46d2-a7a4-504ac50a2096

Record ID: NMAI_31379