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Object Number
15-36-10/86579
Display Title
Shaman's head band, bear skin
Descriptions
Object Description
Shaman's head band. Black bear skin, pinked upper edge, painted yellow inside and hawk's tail inserted in sewing in front.
Inventory Description
Headband, bear? fur with serrated edge, feathers at one side
Classification
- Headband
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Interior Salish
- Upper Lillooet
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Bear fur Hawk feather
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 21 x 33 cm (5 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 13 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Collector
James A. Teit
(?)
Seller
James A. Teit
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