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warbonnet
noun
war·bon·net
ˈwȯr-ˌbä-nət 
plural warbonnets
: a ceremonial headdress often having a feathered extension down the back and worn traditionally by leaders and warriors of the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains
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Love is a War Song follows pop star Avery Fox, who is reeling from a backlash after posing in a Native American warbonnet on the cover of Rolling Stone.
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EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Among my People, the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation), the warbonnet was only given to those who earned each and every eagle feather through bravery, self-sacrifice and great deeds of valor.
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Ruth Hopkins,
Teen Vogue,
12 Nov. 2019
This week on the @natgeo Instagram, a swimmer navigates Devil's Eye Spring, meerkats embrace in Botswana, and a mosshead warbonnet peeks its head out of the neck of a bottle.
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Steve Winter,
National Geographic,
9 Sep. 2016
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EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Among my People, the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation), the warbonnet was only given to those who earned each and every eagle feather through bravery, self-sacrifice and great deeds of valor.
—
Ruth Hopkins,
Teen Vogue,
12 Nov. 2019
This week on the @natgeo Instagram, a swimmer navigates Devil's Eye Spring, meerkats embrace in Botswana, and a mosshead warbonnet peeks its head out of the neck of a bottle.
—
Steve Winter,
National Geographic,
9 Sep. 2016
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warbonnet
noun
war·bon·net
ˈwȯr-ˌbän-ət
: a long feathered ceremonial headdress of North American Indigenous peoples
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