Traditional Headdresses are worn by Haudenosaunee men during ceremony. Each of the Six Nations of the Confederacy has a difference in the feathers. The one pictured here is a Mohawk Gustowah. We make our headdresses with Turkey Feathers and the feathers on top are Eagle feathers.
Mohawks have three feathers on top standing straight up. Oneida has 3 feathers on top. Two up and one down. Onondaga has 2 feathers standing straight up. Cayuga has one feather, tilted slightly back. Seneca has one feather, standing straight up. Tuscarora has no Eagle feathers on top.
If you wish to order a Gahsdo:wah please make sure to send your head measurements and general shape of head. ie. round or more oval shaped. Visit our product gallery to order your headdress.
Guhsto:wa (Mohawk) Gahsdo:wa(Cayuga).