One day soon, we will change it for a headband of spotted gold leopard skin, with royal blue heron feathers set upon it.
The 18th century exports included heron feathers (for pens) and animal hides.
The hat is a Tudor bonnet of black velvet with a plume of white ostrich and black heron feathers.
Breaca's gift lay open before the assembly: a long case of polished yew wood lined with wool dyed in Eceni blue on which lay three finished spears, each with a single heron feather dangling from the neck.
The undyed heron feathers dangled loose and twisted in the breeze.
The headring was on his brow, and heron feathers in his hair.
Big King started forward, swaggering just enough to make his leopard tail kilt swing and swirl and the heron feathers of his headdress rustle.
A heron feather spun on the breeze, holding her attention.
The truce flag was a white rectangle of cloth on a lance decked with heron feathers.
The hafts of their spears were made of white ash, dulled almost to black by the blood of a bear, the blades were leaf-shaped and longer than any others on the field,'and undyed heron feathers dangled from the necks.