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Object Number
26-46-20/C9999
Display Title
Headdress of giant mountain bear, hair used by medicine chief
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Headdress, white cloth band with fiber tie, with coarse brown hair extensions.
Classification
- Headdress
- Raw Material
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Guaymí
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
Materials
Hair, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 28.5 x 0.8 cm (11 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 52-27-10/33524 | 'Gan' or 'Mountain spirit' headdress. |
Shaft, modified
Headdress |
Arizona
| |
| 11-46-50/83140 | Witch doctor's headdress, hair |
Headdress
|
Angola
| |
| 985-27-10/60196 | Blackfoot horned headdress. 2 cloth-covered horns, tacks, bells, ribbon |
Headdress
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 2002.1.2211 | Mountain Spirt headdress |
Shaft, modified
Headdress |
Cibecue
United States | |
|
Media Restricted
| 2002.1.2212 | Mountain Spirt headdress |
Headdress
Shaft, modified |
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 2002.1.2210 | Mountain Spirt headdress |
Headdress
Shaft, modified |
Cibecue
United States | |
|
Media Restricted
| 2002.1.2209 | Mountain Spirt headdress |
Shaft, modified
Headdress |
Cibecue
United States | |
| 30-60-60/D3640 | Shaman's headdress, huiki ? |
Headdress
|
Manchuria
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 05-7-10/64946 | Ermine skin medicine hat |
Headdress
Shaft, modified |
United States
| |
| 98-3-50/51489 | Headdress |
Headdress
|
Africa
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59199 | Medicine man's headdress. Made of buckskin. Band of bayetta around base. |
Headdress
Shaft, modified |
Arizona?
| |
| 20-41-60/D1306 | Headdress worn in the bear ceremonies by the older men |
Headdress
|
Piratori
|