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Headdress of flicker feathers
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
The headdress is made with flicker feathers placed alternately quill to tip, and strung with two shell discs at one end. This type of decoration was widely used in central California, for instance by the Miwok. This may be the earliest example.It was collected by Edward Belcher, perhaps on HMS Blossom, with F.W. Beechey, probably on visits to San Francisco or Monterey, in 1826 and 1827.
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Details
- Title: Headdress of flicker feathers
- Physical Dimensions: Length: 60.00cm
- External Link: British Museum collection online
- Registration number: Am.8182
- Place: Found/Acquired USA
- Peoples: Made by Californian Peoples
- Other information: Cultural rights may apply.
- Material: woodpecker feather; fibre; shell
- Copyright: Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum
- Acquisition: Donated by Franks, Augustus Wollaston. Collected by Belcher, Edward
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