Cleveland Museum of Art

Tablita (Dance Headdress)

Date

early 1900s

Medium

cardboard, string, paint, leather

Culture

America, Native North American, Southwest, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Post-Contact

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This flat headdress was worn by a female maize dancer. The stepped forms at the top are stylized clouds, while the paired feathers may symbolize prayers.

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