Replica Feather Bonnet by Bill and Kathy Brewer

Historically accurate replica of feather bonnet of Indian Wars era (c. 1870's). Hand painted turkey feathers representing immature golden eagle feathers have buckskin thong-wrapped red wool tradecloth "firecrackers" with hand painted "spade" feathers above.  Feather tips decorated with ermine spots and orange dyed horsehair. Sinew sewn brain-tan buckskin cap has a cluster at crown of cut and stripped barred turkey wing feathers dyed teal blue, surmounted by the major plume, which is dyed red. Brow band is beaded with old time seed bead colors and is fringed along the top edge of the buckskin band. On each side of the brow band are two ermine tubes with buckskin thong-wrapped "firecrackers" at top with two sets of silk ribbon clusters dyed various colors. Bonnet is given an overall "aged" appearance.

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Split Horn Ermine Bonnet by Bill and Kathy Brewer

Historically accurate replica of a split horn ermine bonnet worn by Indian warriors of the Great Plains during the Indian Wars era (c.1870s) made by Bill and Kathy Brewer. From the tip of each horn, a buckskin thong pigmented red and wrapped with dyed porcupine quillwork attaches to the center of the cap.

Split, beveled and polished buffalo horns painted red on the reverse, decorated with red dyed horse hair, green dyed hackle feathers, ermine fringe, single hawkbell and wrapped seed beadwork over buckskin at tips, are attached to brain tanned buckskin cap with buffalo rawhide reinforcements, both at base of horn and inside of cap. Dyed silk ribbons and more green dyed hackle feathers at base of each horn.

Brow band is beaded with old time color seed beads and has a row of brass hawk bells above the beadwork. At each side of the brow band hang two whole ermine skins, eight shorter ermine tubes, and four dyed silk ribbon pendants.

The cap is covered with ermine fringes.

From the tip of each horn, a buckskin thong pigmented red and wrapped with dyed porcupine quillwork attaches to the center of the cap.

There are 22 ermine tubes hanging from the back over a red wool white selvedge edge trade cloth trailer.

Eight natural peacock wing feathers, decorated with buckskin thong wrapped red wool firecrackers and green dyed hackle feathers, hang below the ermine tubes on the trailer.