Feather Death Crown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center

Name/Title

Feather Death Crown

Entry/Object ID

2000.G.01

Description

Feather Death Crown, composed of chicken feathers and red flannel that has been fused together in the traditional death crown form, still in original form, circa 1930. From the death bed of Ida May's mother.

Cataloged By

Acquisition

Accession

2000.G

Source or Donor

White, Ida May

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Crown

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Regalia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Location

Container

B.3

Date

May 10, 2026

Created By

CatalogIt Admin

Create Date

April 13, 2015

Updated By

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Update Date

July 14, 2026