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Shaman's head and neck of swan
Object Number 14-27-10/85695
Display Title Shaman's head and neck of swan
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, swan or goose, head and neck, including beak
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Skeena River, Upper
Materials Bird skin, Feather, Bird beak
Dimensions Overall: 55.5 x 8.8 x 4.8 cm (21 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85695
Provenance
Collector Lt. George Thornton Emmons (?)
Donor Lt. George Thornton Emmons (1914)

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