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Headdress, Horns And Horse Hair
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
A Sioux headress constructed of horse hair and horns. It was collected by Major James M. Bell, a union cavalry veteran of the Civil War who fought in several major engagements. After the war, he served as a cavalry officer during the Indian Wars. The accession record for this headdress indicates that it came from a captive Sioux.
Details
- Title: Headdress, Horns And Horse Hair
- Location: Poplar River, Montana, United States, North America
- Type: Headdress
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Medium: Horse hair, horns
- USNM Catalog Number(s): EL67-0
- Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
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