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Headdress

Apsáalooke (Crow)

Headdress

Absaroke (Crow) or Siksika (Blackfoot), c. 1930

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Apsáalooke (Crow)

Headdress

Absaroke (Crow) or Siksika (Blackfoot), c. 1930

Physical Qualities Eagle feathers, horse hair, cloth, hide, glass beads, 58 x 15 7/8 in. (147.3 x 40.3 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland
Object Number 1985.119
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1985; Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland; Ralph Case (father-in-law of donor) collected beginning probably in early 30's, perhaps earlier. Acted as attorney for the Sioux nation in suit against U.S. Government from 1932 to 1966. Was born on a Sioux reservation (c. 1880s/90s); son of a frontier sheriff. (Information from donor, 1984).

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