North America
before 1970
Tail hair of a deer; plant fibres, leather
The crest-like headdress that is made of the tail hair of deer and dyed with various pigments is common to many parts of North America and is part of the festive costume known as pow-wow which today ranks as a symbol of the Pan-American Indian Movement. Possibly its red colour once was the hallmark of one of the many male societies, or lodges.
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