Plume Dance headdress

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Object Details

Culture/People

Zapotec

Collector

Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994

Previous owner

Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994

Donor

Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994

Collection History

Collected by Bernard J. Edley (1925-1994) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Bernard Edley in 1948.

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Date created

circa 1940

Catalog Number

21/1507

Barcode

211507.000

Object Type

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name

Plume Dance headdress

Media/Materials

Bamboo, feather/feathers, cordage, silk cloth, wool yarn, metal wire, metal items, mirror, cotton twine/string, commercially tanned leather

Techniques

Bent, wrapped, tied

Dimensions

24 x 86 x 80 cm

Place

Oaxaca State; Mexico

See related items

Zapotec

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625520275-e217-4ad9-b2f0-cc33de4e0831

Record ID

NMAI_225774