Mohawk Beaded Headdress
Name/Title
Mohawk Beaded HeaddressEntry/Object ID
2022.6.1Description
Young girl's beaded headdress or crown depicting a large white, pink and black flower on the front and yellow and red flowers on the sides.Use
Worn as part of a girl or woman's dance regalia.Acquisition
Accession
2022.6Source or Donor
Yvette LaCompteAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
For the First Nations People of QuebecClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
HeaddressClothing Sex
FemaleTextile Details
Material
Cotton, Beads, Thread - CottonColor
Black, White, Yellow, Red, Green, PinkNotes
The headdress is made of black cloth over a stiff unknown material. The outside top edge is lined with yellow and red beads, followed by a band of diagonally sewn alternating bands of lavender and white beads. The design on the front is a large flower made with white beads as the petals outlined with lavender beads and with three bands of small black beads topped with larger black beads as the stamen. There are two large leaves below the flower made with light green beads outlined with darker green beads. Continuing from the base of the leaves to each side are lines of green beads which connect to flowers on the sides, the first in yellow with a black center, then to a red flower, again with a black center. The entire bottom of the headdress is decorated with another band of diagonally sewn alternating bands of lavender and white beads.Made/Created
Date made
2002Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
First Nations Community
KahnawakeState/Province
QuebecCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaNotes
The maker of this crown is unknown. It was acquired by the donor at 5 Nations Iroquoian Village in Kahnawake, QuebecEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
NortheastContinent
North AmericaCulture/Tribe
Mohawk
First Nation, Native American