Headdress
possibly Nimi'puu (Nez Perce) or Niitsitapii (Blackfoot / Blackfeet), Northern Plains, Plains
about 1900
Native-tanned hide, golden eagle feathers, wool cloth, glass beads, weasel fur, ermine, yarn, thread, and overlay stitch beading
Overall: 64 9/16 in. (164 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Mrs. Guido Rahr, Sr., Class of 1951P
986.45.26658
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Headwear
Classification
Native American
Native American: Plains
On view
Course History
NAS 15, HIST 15, American Indians and American Expansion: 1800 to 1924, Colin Calloway, Spring 2014
NAS 38, HIST 38, American Odysseys: Lewis and Clark, American Indians, and the New Nation, Colin Calloway, Winter 2014
NAS 38, HIST 38, American Odysseys: Lewis and Clark, American Indians, and the New Nation, Colin Calloway, Winter 2014
NAS 38, HIST 38, American Odysseys: Lewis and Clark, American Indians, and the New Nation, Colin Calloway, Winter 2013
NAS 38, HIST 38, American Odysseys: Lewis and Clark, American Indians, and the New Nation, Colin Calloway, Winter 2013
Exhibition History
Patterns of Life, Patterns of Art: The Rahr Collection of Native American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 2-June 19, 1987.
Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 8, 2011-March 12, 2012.
First Artist of the West: Paintings and Watercolors by George Catlin from Gilcrease Museum, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 23-November 26, 1995.
Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 19, 2002-February 16, 2003.
Publication History
Barbara A. Hail and Gregory C. Schwarz, Patterns of Life, Patterns of Art: The Rahr Collection of Native American Art, Hanover: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1987, p.61, no.25.
Provenance
Guido Reinhardt Rahr, Sr. (1902-1985), Manitowoc, Wisconsin; to his wife Mrs. Guido R. Rahr, Sr.; given to present collection, 1986.
Old Number
RAHR #:196
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