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Hair ornament

Kickapoo hair ornament
ca. 1900
Oklahoma
Cotton cloth, silk ribbon, glass beads, mother of pearl buttons
55 x 16 cm
Collected by Mark R. Harrington
2/5237

Worn by a Kickapoo woman on a special occasion, this hourglass-shaped hair ornament with a silk ribbon trailer was attached to the back of a long braid gathered behind the head.

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