Many peoples believe that the head is the center of spiritual energy.
With their shimmering colors and symbolic attributes, feathers are an ideal medium for representing this aura. A headdress such as this one of parrot and macaw feathers would radiate like a halo once fastened to the head of its wearer. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Van Zelst. D 32 inches. The Field Museum, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496.