Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0567-0008 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Ceremonial Items | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Klamath River | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880-1910 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Red shafted flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) feathers; Cotton string; Shell and glass beads | |
| Description | Headdress made from hundreds of red-shafted flicker feathers (some completely striped of barbs, others stripped of all barbs except black tips) strung together in flat row on 3 lengths of string; Ends of string are capped with white glass beads; 2 cotton string "ties" are threaded through feather band and secured with large shell disk beads. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 16.0, Length = 50.0 | |