COIFFE d'APPARAT - Lot 82

Lot n° 82
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4000 - 6000 EUR
COIFFE d'APPARAT - Lot 82
COIFFE d'APPARAT Sioux, circa 1900 Feathers, skin, horsehair, pearls, fabric Height: about 60 cm It consists of a sewn skin cap decorated with a front band of multicoloured pearls with geometric decoration. Fabric pendants decorate the sides of the headdress with feather down and ermine skins. Each feather is finished with a tuft of horsehair dyed red that has been brought back. It is said that the shape of the cap with its feathers radiating around the warrior's head was the symbol of God's divine grace that radiated like the sun.
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