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MISS WARM SPRINGS BEADED CROWN – WARM SPRINGS
CONFEDERATED TRIBES - RARE OFFERING: A true
“One of a kind” beaded crown made for and awarded to,
the winning contestant in the annual Miss Warm Springs
Contest held in Warm Springs, Oregon in the region of
the Cascade Mountains and sponsored by the Warm Springs
Confederated Tribes which include Warm Springs, Wasco
and Paiute Native American Tribes. This particular
crown was collected in the Warm Springs area in the
early 1970’s. It is not known to which Miss Warm
Springs this crown was awarded nor is the date of the
crown. Although as can be seen in the link provided
below, the crowns for the Miss Warm Springs through the
years are very similar in format, each crown is an
individual work of art and has features and elements
that are unique. With some research, by comparing this
crown to those pictured in available photographs, this
crown could be identified to the Miss Warm Springs to
whom it was awarded.
This beautiful piece of beadwork is executed in what
appear to be 12 and 13 Cut beads, featuring design
elements that include the Warm Springs Reservation logo
at the center surrounded by the title banners, two
eagles in flight, two eagle heads in profile and two
roses nicely done with a variety of shading. The design
elements are particularly well done and show an advanced
skill in developing the shape and lines of the element
as well as enhancing the element with carefully chosen
shades of color. The crown measures 21.75” long, 6”
high at the center and 4.25” high at the ends, is edge
beaded all the way around and both sets of buckskin ties
are present and intact.
The Miss Warm Springs contest rules and criteria can be
seen at:
http://www.warmsprings.com.
Photographs of past Miss Warm Springs wearing similar
crowns can be seen at:
http://www.warmsprings.com/.docs/pg/10196.
This is an exceptionally rare offering as these crowns
are routinely retained in the family as heirloom pieces
and seldom are seen for sale. This is an opportunity to
add a unique piece to your collection that would be
further enhanced in value and historic significance
through the research necessary to identify the young
lady to whom the crown was awarded. $350
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