My next match-up discovery is of a stunning Plateau single trailer headdress from Paul Dyck's collection in the BBHC (cat # NA.203.1557), which probably once belonged to an Umatilla man called Wet-to-low-wit.
In terms of its construction, the headdress is a band of tanned buffalo hide, with mounted eagle feathers attached on middle portion of the band. Ermine pieces attached to headband on front. Ermine tubes (12 R) (10 L) on either side of head piece, bottom of tube has red feather fluffs attached. Crown feathers have multi-colored quill wrapped rawhide strips attached on. Red hackles attached to the base of crown feathers. At the front is attached white major plume with white animal fur at its base (not ermine) and orange feather fluffs along the quill.
The trailer of red flannel is attached at the rear portion of the headdress. Multi-colored brass bells sewn on to each side of the trailer. Sewn over the red base, layer of green flannel sewn down center of red. Green is edged on both sides in metallic commercial trim, with shadow one side of where discs were adhered. On top of the green layer is a piece of red flannel, hand stitched, where vertical crest of eagle feathers is pulled through slits in flannel. 31 feathers attached, ends wrapped in red yarn. Tips have red hackles, short strands of red ribbon, and yellow dyed horsehair strands. Second feather from top has long burgundy colored ribbon attached through the tanned hide spacer. Bottom of the trailer has two pieces of red fabric attached, of different cloth than body of trailer. Parts of this object are older, i.e. feathers, that most likely have been re-purposed to create this object.
