Description
Experts argue about collars of this type: Did a Great Lakes native artist make it, using as a model an English lady’s pelerine and exotic feathers obtained through trade? Or was the collar created by a European feather worker, perhaps after seeing the spectacular feather capes of native Hawaiian royals who visited England in 1824? There are arguments for both views—and for further research.
Provenance
(Paul Hughes, London).
Accession Number
1996.14
Medium
Cotton, peacock feathers, guinea fowl feathers?, Gadwalls duck feathers
Dimensions
Overall (display): 78.7 x 63.5 x 22.9 cm (31 x 25 x 9 in.); Overall: 92.7 x 166.4 cm (36 1/2 x 65 1/2 in.)
Classification
Textile
Credit Line
Gift of the Textile Art Alliance in honor of their 60th Anniversary