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Head band of cedar bark.
Object Number 15-36-10/86503
Display Title Head band of cedar bark.
Descriptions
Object Description Head band of cedar bark. Used in religious and other dances.
Inventory Description Raw material, bundle of loosely wrapped strands of bark
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Date 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 45 x 13 x 1.7 cm (17 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15-36-10/86503
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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