Head Feathers (kha-tass) worn by a dancer

Pomo

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Pomo. Head Feathers (kha-tass) worn by a dancer, late 19th – early 20th century. Feathers, cotton cord, yarn, wood, glass beads, abalone shell beads, a: 14 3/8 × 2 1/2 × 3/4 in. (36.5 × 6.4 × 1.9 cm) b: 13 × 1 5/16 × 1/2 in. (33 × 3.3 × 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.7996a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Pomo

Title

Head Feathers (kha-tass) worn by a dancer

Date

late 19th – early 20th century

Medium

Feathers, cotton cord, yarn, wood, glass beads, abalone shell beads

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

a: 14 3/8 × 2 1/2 × 3/4 in. (36.5 × 6.4 × 1.9 cm) b: 13 × 1 5/16 × 1/2 in. (33 × 3.3 × 1.3 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

06.331.7996a-b

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