HEADDRESS

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

HEADDRESS

Entry/Object ID

143/3232

Description

BEADED/POSSIBLY ORNAMENT/GEO DES/PORCUPINE QUILL DANGLES/GREEN/METAL TINKLERS

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin

Native American

Notes

The word, Sioux, is referenced. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Headdress

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Regalia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Headdresses

Search Terms

Native American, American Indian, Native American, Headdresses

Dimensions

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

29 in

Parts

Count

Material

Leather, Beads, ANIMAL HAIR

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 25, 1995

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harry L. George Collection