Women's Dance Headband (Wat-tso-li)

Maidu

Caption

Maidu. Women's Dance Headband (Wat-tso-li), late 19th century. Acorn woodpecker feather, bird quills, magpie feathers, clamshell beads, cotton and silk cloth, plant fiber, 3 1/2 x 10 in. or (9.0 x 46.0 cm) diameter: (25.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8696.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Maidu

Title

Women's Dance Headband (Wat-tso-li)

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Acorn woodpecker feather, bird quills, magpie feathers, clamshell beads, cotton and silk cloth, plant fiber

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 10 in. or (9.0 x 46.0 cm) diameter: (25.0 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

08.491.8696

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