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Object Number
69-30-10/65445
Display Title
Ornament for headdress representing killer whale
Descriptions
Object Description
Ornament for headdress representing killer whale. Depicts killerwhale fin with hole.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden ornament, whale head with large fin, perforated, polychrome.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Angoon?
- Daklaweidi?
- Kluckwan?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 9 x 1.9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/65445
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(01/01/1869)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Raw Material
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| |
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Media Restricted
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|
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| |
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| |
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| ||
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North America
| ||
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| |
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| ||
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|
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| |
| 2004.24.34280 | Part of headdress, killer whale |
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| ||
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|
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| |
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| ||
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