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Title	Headdress
Subject	Indians of North America Indians of North American -- Clothing Indians of North America--Great Plains Indians of North America--Social life and customs Headgear Feathers Indian dance--North America
Description	Many Plains people are known for their elaborate headdresses. Many traditional headdresses, like this one, are decorated with Golden Eagle feathers, beadwork, wool cloth, and leather and tell of a warrior’s achievements in battle. Individual feathers symbolize various coups, an act of bravery such as touching an enemy in battle, or war honors. Though it varied among tribes in the Plains region, notches and paint added to each feather told of a particular war honor. This headdress was probably made for ceremonial purposes or dances.
Photographer	Kaveney, Wendy
Identifier	77.6.5
Collection	Artifacts at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Coverage-Temporal	19th century
Rights	This file is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

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Photographer	Kaveney, Wendy
Collection	Artifacts at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights	This file is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

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