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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-36-10/86632 | Shaman's medicine shield, black bear skin. Straps of buckskin. |
Accessory
|
British Columbia
| |
| 04-10-10/62981 | Headdress, shaman's |
Headband
|
Alaska
| |
| 14-27-10/85885 | Shaman's bear claw crown |
Headdress
|
British Columbia
| |
| 14-27-10/85693 | Shaman's grisly bear claw crown |
Headdress
|
British Columbia
| |
| 04-10-10/64029 | Shaman's copper knife |
Knife
|
Alaska
| |
| 15-36-10/86578 | Man's head band of black bear, marmot fur, and eagle feathers. |
Headband
|
British Columbia
| |
| 15-36-10/86561 | Shaman's collar or neck piece of buckskin, fringed and pinked around the edges. |
Vest
|
British Columbia
| |
| 14-27-10/85697 | Shaman's weasel skin charms |
Ornament
|
British Columbia
| |
| 991-17-30/11747 | Men's fabric headband (shaman's assistant's own headband) |
Headband
|
Ecuador
| |
| 42-43-10/24071 | Carved wooden shaman's box. |
Raw Material
Box |
Fort Wrangell
| |
| 69-30-10/2075 | Shaman's headdress. |
Headdress
|
Alaska
| |
| 14-27-10/85689 | Caribou skin bag for shaman's outfit |
Bag
|
British Columbia
|