fur turban, unrecorded Ka’igwu or Numunuu artist

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unrecorded Ka’igwu or Numunuu artist, fur turban
unrecorded Ka’igwu or Numunuu artist, fur turban
unrecorded Ka’igwu (Kiowa) or Numunuu (Comanche) artist
fur turban
late 1800s–1928
unrecorded Ka’igwu (Kiowa) or Numunuu (Comanche) artist, artist
fur turban, late 1800s–1928
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: possibly otter fur; dyeing; silk ribbon; human hair; buckskin; velvet; beading; feathers; metal
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 93 x 32 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 12 5/8 x 36 5/8 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 2007.4465
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
"Passages: Persistent Visions of a Native Place," Sep-2011, Nancy Mahaney
Otter-fur turbans are ceremonial headdresses worn by men who have earned honors in political affairs or war. Among the Comanche members of a women’s society, composed of relatives of these honored men, also reserve the right to wear these headdresses during ceremonial events.

Exhibitions

Passages: Persistent Visions of a Native Place
Nancy Mahaney, curator
2011–2012