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Wooden awl and beaded awl case with metal cones and horsehair tassels
Unidentified
Wooden awl and beaded awl case with metal cones and horsehair tassels
Unidentified
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Hair ornament with eagle down on hide / Unidentified

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Essay/Description

Hair ornament, disc with buck hide lacing, eagle down attached (see 84.847a-b).

Curatorial Remarks

This ornament was likely a prestige item. The feather may have replaced the human scalp ornament as a sign of status.

Tags: scalp, ornament
People: Cheyenne
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: personal use, ceremonial use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Hair ornament with eagle down on hide
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne, Southern
Date: 
19th century–20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, feather (eagle)
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Ornament
Accession No: 
84.846
Previous Number(s): 
8427.846
Department: 
Anthropology
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