Make a native american cheif hat (war bonnet)

This is an Instructable on how to make a war bonnet. A war bonnet is a traditional headdress worn by chiefs and skilled warriors. I've always wanted to make one and I had to make one for a project at school, so YAY! I also didn't see an Instructable on one so I decided to make one. (double YAY)

Step 1 Stuff and tools

This is a list of things you will need to make this.
MATERIALS
1. an old baseball hat
2.a cloth belt
3.small "fluffy feathers (2 bags at least)
4.eagle feathers(9 minimum, I used 12)
5.duck tape( you only need about a foot and a half)
6.cardboard.
7.1 foot of wire(you want some that will hold its shape)
8.a spool of thread.
9.animal hide( rabbit or squirrel look the best, you can get these at a craft store)
TOOLS
1.poket knife
2.hot glue gun
3.scissors
4.needle
5.hair drier(optional)

Comments

[roseray]

this is really cool u made them ur self

[canderson33]

k guys. like the kid said it's for a school project. give him a break. i know some people get offended when people pretend to be a part of a culture which isn't theirs, but come on- its not like this kid is saying he's a frickin Cherokee warrior or something, he's just doing some arts and crafts for school. And obviously they are not real eagle feathers, seriously?

[romanyroamer]

Hi, Thanks for the instructions, I've used some of your ideas and changed others. Liked that you recycled a cap hat and belt.
Don't worry about the negative comments....there are always some that are over politically correct.
You are not being biased or racist!
Good on you! From a supporter in Australia.

[Moniquill]

Ok, this might violate the 'BE NICE' comment policy, but you need to be told:

This is not in any way appropriate.
No, really. It's not.

http://nativeappropriations.blogspot.com/2010/04/but-why-cant-i-wear-hipster-headdress.html

http://hipsterappropriations.tumblr.com/

http://www3.arts.umich.edu/ink/2010/04/14/the-hipster-headdress-a-fashion-faux-pas/

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/03/psa-about-hipster-headdresses.html

[nwebster1]

What store did you get the hide from?

[Stonehopper]

Funny but at all the pow wows I have been to, I have never seen a headdress that looked anything like this. What Nation are you trying to emulate? And I hope those are fake eagle feathers for having real ones can even get a NA in trouble with the Feds if they do not have a card from a Federally recognized Tribe. I have several friends who do not have their cards as well as myself and while we would love to have feathers we have to walk a very fine line and get the fake ones which are usually painted white turkey feathers. One man in Texas had his feathers confiscated and received a very large fine even though he was a member of a State recognized Tribe, they did not have Federal recognition, so please be careful. When doing things to emulate NA things, please research them and their meanings for some of them are very sacred to the people of those tribes and will bring out many bad feelings toward you and others if they are not treated properly.

[shyamiko]

This looks awesome ^_ but just a warning... if those eagle feathers are bald eagle feathers, it's a felony to have them. So just be careful. There's alot of crazy laws.

[michael J. caboose]

sure, what i mean by cutting the band where it touches your ear is, when you wrap it around your head cut it where the band(or belt) is over your ears. for the seccond comment, you put the hat on and place the band on the front of the hat. you whant to make sure the band starts at one ear and goes to the other ear (i used a mirror and it helped a LOT). When you've got your band centered tack it down with a push pin or something else (be carefull not to poke your face). when it is tacked down take the hat off of your head and hand stitch it on tight.

[michael J. caboose]

Thanks for rateing and commenting it means alot to me.

[michael J. caboose]

Plz rate and comment!

[izaak94]

i dont get that of cut it where it toouches your ear

[izaak94]

im stucked putting the band in the hat can you xplain me more detailled please iam afraid i might put it wrong