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Mandan style hair bows, 1830
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Maker: Lukáš Navrátil
Materials: Buffalo rawhide, dentalium shells, brass tube, antique russian beads, ermine pelts, woolen cloth, hawk bells, antique pound beads, naturaly dyed turkey fluff feathers, buffalo sinew.
Made in: 2020
Description: The author’s rendition of “hair bows” from the painting of Mandeh-Pahchu, a Mandan warrior, by Karl Bodmer.
“Hair bows” is the designation for American Indian paired head ornaments. These ornaments were popular during the first half of the 19th century among many tribes of the Northern Plains. They were attached to small braids at the temples or along the hairline and secured with wooden pins. During the second half of the 19th century, they came out of fashion among most tribes. However, the Crow Indians continued to use them and still do to this day.