Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa)
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm)
(show scale)
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
ACCESSION NUMBER
06.331.8076
CREDIT LINE
Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund
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CAPTION
Pomo. Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa), 19th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.331.8076.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 06.331.8076.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
This type of headdress is restricted to women wearing it. The quill decorations are commonly used on many dance regalia articles in southern California.The decorations mounted on slender wires will move as the wearer moves.
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