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Title	Gustwah (headdress)
Subject	Indians of North America Woodland Indians Mohawk Indians Onondaga Indians Indians of North America -- Clothing Clothing and dress Headgear
Description	Mohawk artist Towanna Miller created this contemporary headdress called a gustowah. The number and position of the feathers or the position of the hat can signify what clan the wearer belongs to or what position he holds in his culture. This gustowah features a beaded band that depicts a turtle and the Great White Pine Tree, two very important symbols in the Mohawk Nation. The tree represents the unification of the Iroquois Confederacy which include Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca. The turtle may represent one of the three Turtle clans of the Mohawk or part of the traditional creation story.
Photographer	Kaveney, Wendy
Identifier	2002.46.1
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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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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