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Pomo. <em>Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa)</em>, late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.331.8076.jpg)
Pomo. Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa), late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.331.8076.jpg)
Pomo. <em>Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa)</em>, late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.331.8076.jpg)

Pomo. Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa), late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.331.8076.jpg)

Pomo. <em>Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa)</em>, late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.06.331.8076.jpg)

Pomo. Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa), late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.06.331.8076.jpg)

Pomo. <em>Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa)</em>, late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.06.331.8076_view02.jpg)

Pomo. Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa), late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.06.331.8076_view02.jpg)

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Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa)

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CULTURE Pomo
MEDIUM Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string
DATES late 19th – early 20th century
DIMENSIONS 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 06.331.8076
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION This type of headdress is restricted to women wearing it. The quill decorations are commonly used on many dance regalia articles in southern California.The decorations mounted on slender wires will move as the wearer moves.
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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Pomo. Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa), late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.331.8076.jpg)
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Pomo. <em>Woman's Dance Headdress (I-sa-wa)</em>, late 19th – early 20th century. Fur, red shafted flicker feathers and quills, glass beads, wool yarn, iron wire, cotton and wool cloth, cotton string, 4 3/4 x 12 x 9 1/4 in. (12.1 x 30.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1906, Museum Collection Fund, 06.331.8076. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 06.331.8076.jpg)

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