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Plume in process of construction
Plume in process of construction
Object Number 11-60-10/83998
Display Title Plume in process of construction
Descriptions
Object Description Plume in process of construction. One of a pair worn in hair at dances. Used in the morning in Brush Dance or Deerskin Dance; morning feather before wrapped in completion
Inventory Description Unclassified, sinew-wrapped stick
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yurok
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 35.6 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (14 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83998
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1911 - 1911)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1911 - 1911)

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