Reproduction Cux

Image

Reproduction Cux

Title

Reproduction Cux

Identifier

Accession No.: 0000-39.61

Description

Replica of a Chumash feather headdress or cux; deerskin skull cap on a frame of twigs, with chinstraps made of milkweed cordage; bottom row is white turkey feathers, second row of medium length gray feather; top has a bundle or topknot of tall feathers.

Creator

Museum of Ventura County
Blanco, Bertha (Consultant, Barbareño /Ventureño Band of Mission Indians)
Rodriguez, Edna (Consultant, Barbareño /Ventureño Band of Mission Indians)

Date

1987

Subject

Chumash Indians--Material culture

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.

Type

Physical Object

Collection

Citation

Museum of Ventura County, Blanco, Bertha (Consultant, Barbareño /Ventureño Band of Mission Indians), and Rodriguez, Edna (Consultant, Barbareño /Ventureño Band of Mission Indians), “Reproduction Cux,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed December 22, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/4530.