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This black velvet cap was donated in 1980 to the Kansas Historical Society. The interior is cotton lined with the sides stiffened with cardboard. The exterior decorated with "1904" in white beads and "HOME SWEET HOME" in gold beads and embellishments. On top there is a velvet covered button surrounded by beads and tassels with beaded loops. Caps such as these were made and sold by Ioway Indians at the White Cloud Agency.
Date: 1904
Item Number: 450256
Call Number: 1980.217.683
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 450256
Collections - Archeology - Ethnographic
Date - 1900s - 1904
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Headwear - Cap
People - American Indians - Tribes - Iowa
Places - Cities and towns - White Cloud
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
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