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Unknown (North American Indian, Northern Plains Indian)

Head Ornament

c. 1880–1900

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  • Artist Unknown (North American Indian, Northern Plains Indian)
  • Title Head Ornament
  • Date c. 1880–1900
  • Medium Quills, hair, brass, beads, mirror, leather, and tassels
  • Dimensions unframed | tassels extended, 33 x 15 1/2 in.
  • Credit line University acquisition
  • Object number WU 2860

American Indian Art and Iconography
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 02/05/2010 - 05/09/2010

The American West: Selections from the Washington University Collection
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis, 01/03/2002 - 04/14/2002

Inscription [on back of mirror, on square white label with two red horizontal lines, in black ink:] 73

Inscription [attached beneath quills, on circular metal tag, etched:] WU 2860

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