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Object Number
14-27-10/85884
Display Title
Swan quill headdress ornaments
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornaments, quills, arranged like fans, yarn fringe, tied together through quills
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nishga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Quill, Yarn, String
Dimensions
Overall: 34.6 x 6.2 x 1.7 cm (13 5/8 x 2 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
14-27-10/85884
Provenance
Collector
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(?)
Donor
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(1914)
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