The dance custom, a feathered net hanging down the back from the armpits; a tuft of owl feathers or hawk feathers skewered to the hair within the head net;a sewn band of yellow-hammer quills worn either across the forehead or along the top of the head and hanging down the back;and a pair of "plumes", each forking into two slender pilant rods, feather wrapped or tipped, and often with little dangling mats of yellow-hammer quills attached. The head net filled with down was worn, or down was stuck to the face. A whistle might be blown. A long rattle of coccoons or a bunch of twigs held up to conceal the face was occasionally carried.

Women wore all or part of the men's regalia, but possesed one ornament of their own: a thick forehead band from projections on which little mats of orange quills swayed.

Here you'll find lots of photographs and animated gifs of Eastern Pomo Dancers. Further desription and history of Eastern Pomo dances and ceremonies can be found in the Ceremonies section.

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Below are some pictures of Eastern Pomo Dancers during a Bigtime Celebrationat Robinson Rancheria during the summer of 1998.