warbonnet
Chief's feathered headdress
A warbonnet is a feathered headdress traditionally worn by certain Plains Indian peoples, particularly for ceremonial occasions or by warriors who had earned the right through acts of valor.
Each feather typically represented a specific deed or honor.
The image has become iconic in popular depictions of Native Americans, though such headdresses were specific to certain tribes and contexts, not universal.
Warbonnet also names a small, colorful fish found in cold northern Pacific waters.
Western Sioux people
- SiouxPlains Indigenous nation
- CheyennePlains tribe or state capital
- ArapahoNative Plains nation
- Plains IndiansNative Americans of grasslands
Blackfoot · Comanche · Kiowa · Native American · reservation · tribe · nations · chieftain
Top-ranking leader
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- honourEthical standing and dignity
tradition · powwow · spiritual · elder · blessing · regalia · dance · drumming
Tanned deer pelt
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- ermineWeasel prized for pelage
- rawhideUntanned animal skin
- sinewTough connective tissue
craftsmanship · handmade · tanning · stitching · headband · trailer · browband · rosette
Large predatory bird
- quillFeather used for writing
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- ermineWeasel prized for pelage
beadwork · down · coverts · tail · flight · shaft · vane · arrangement
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
honour · respect · misappropriation · appropriation · protocol · significance · identity · representation
Lakota
Western Sioux people
Plains Indians · Blackfoot · Comanche · Kiowa · Native American · reservation · tribe · nations · chieftain · clan
chief
Top-ranking leader
honour · tradition · powwow · spiritual · elder · blessing · regalia · dance · drumming · earned
buckskin
Tanned deer pelt
sinew · craftsmanship · handmade · tanning · stitching · headband · trailer · browband · rosette · lacework
eagle
Large predatory bird
- quillFeather used for writing
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
ermine · beadwork · down · coverts · tail · flight · shaft · vane · arrangement · symbolism
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- sacredWorthy of reverence
symbolism · honour · respect · misappropriation · appropriation · protocol · significance · identity · representation · stereotype
- Pricklebackscockscombs
warbonnetwhite flag
Signal of capitulation
olive branch · peace pipe · mourning veil · dunce cap · fool's cap