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Object Number
17-17-10/87201
Display Title
Hamatra's head-ring; klagngu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Klagugu
Object Description
Hamatra's head-ring; klagngu
Inventory Description
Bark ornament ring, pounded bark strips sewn together with long fringe ornament.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Cormorant Island
/
Yilis?
/
Kwakiutl Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Alert Bay; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Fiber, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 25 x 7 cm (8 7/16 x 9 13/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-17-10/87201; 128
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
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