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Bracelet
Object Number 95-20-10/48405
Display Title Bracelet
Descriptions
Object Description Horn bracelet- The object is carved from mountain goat horn in intricate curvilinear design. The raised (or "proud") surfaces have a polished patina; the recessed areas are matte. Four recessed pockets have what appear to be old glue residue, possibly sites of original inlays now lost. The tapered end of the bracelet fits into a slot cut into the broad end.
Inventory Description Horn bracelet, flattened piece of horn bent into circle, carved design, broken.
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Date pre 1818
Culture
  • Coastal Salish
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Vancouver Island, Southern; Fraser River, Lower
Materials Mountain goat horn
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 5 x 2.4 cm (3 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 15/16 in.) Interior (Interior circumference): 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm)
Quantity 1
Label on object 95-20-10/48405
Credit Line Gift of the American Antiquarian Society, 1895
Provenance
Collector Roderick MacKenzie (Prior to 1819)
Donor American Antiquarian Society (1895)

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