Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and probably received as a gift in recognition of his service to American Indians as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (1987-1995 and 2001-2003); donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Plains (attributed)
- Donor
- Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020
- Previous owner
- Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012
- Date created
- 1985-2010
- Object Name
- Headdress
- Media/Materials
- Felt, turkey feather/feathers, chicken feather/feathers, glass bead/beads, synthetic ribbon, ermine skin/fur, adhesive tape, hide thong/babiche, glue, thread, horsehair
- Techniques
- Sewn, loom beadwork, glued, wrapped, overlay beadwork
- Dimensions
- 80.5 x 65.0 x 12.0 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
