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English Style Cap

Arts of the Americas

MEDIUM Velvet, cloth, beads, ribbon
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES ca. 1880–1890
DIMENSIONS Including front flap: 6 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 9 × 9 1/4 in. (15.9 × 16.5 × 22.9 × 23.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 2016.11.17
CREDIT LINE Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in honor of David Feils
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Brown velvet cap with a red visor with 'wing-like' sides extending to the back. These 'wing' like forms edged in red have a beaded zigzag design in white beads with a beaded blue flower in the center. This blue flower has a stem-like pattern in brown, light brown, pink and red extending from either side. The crown is completely beaded with a flower motif in white, clear, pink, red, blue, turquoise, green, yellow and brown. The flower is outlined by blue and brown lines, a clear zigzag pattern and white edging. Front area has white zigzags outlining areas of velvet and there are designs on the sides of white, red, brown, and yellow leaves. A green ribbon is tied at the front. Condition: good.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Hodinöhsö:ni’. English Style Cap, ca. 1880–1890. Velvet, cloth, beads, ribbon, Including front flap: 6 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 9 × 9 1/4 in. (15.9 × 16.5 × 22.9 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in honor of David Feils, 2016.11.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.TL2016.18.17_top.jpg)
IMAGE top, CUR.TL2016.18.17_top.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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Hodinöhsö:ni’. <em>English Style Cap</em>, ca. 1880–1890. Velvet, cloth, beads, ribbon, Including front flap: 6 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 9 × 9 1/4 in. (15.9 × 16.5 × 22.9 × 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in honor of David Feils, 2016.11.17. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.TL2016.18.17_top.jpg)