Feathered War Bonnet
Unknown people (Plains)
Northern Plains style
Northern Plains
Plains
early 20th century
Gray, red, green, and yellow felt; white, black, red, blue, and green beads; black fur; tin cones; yellow, blue, and red feathers; aniline, white, blue, yellow, and red dye; red flannel; green cord; leather
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Mary Perley in honor of the Class of 1943 and her husband Henry G. Perley, Jr., Class of 1943
172.25.25458
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Headwear
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Plains
Not on view
Course History
NAIS 38.01/HIST 38.02, Lewis & Clark in Indian Country, Colin Calloway, Summer 2022
Exhibition History
Survival/Art/History: American Indian Collections from the Hood Museum of Art, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 18, 2000-April 7, 2002.
Wabanaki Guides, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine, February 1-December 31, 2013.
Provenance
Chief Henry Red Eagle, Henry Gabriel Perley (1885-1972), Greenville, Maine; to his daughter-in-law, Mary Perley [widow of Henry Gabriel Perley, Jr., 1921-1972, Class of 1943], Rockville, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1972.
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