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Object Number
09-10-10/74554
Display Title
Part of headdress, killer whale
Descriptions
Object Description
Part of headdress, killer whale. There are sticks at the base, where there might have been a frame work of stick to attach to a fur hat.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden ornament, whale head and fin, polychrome, with hair, string ties.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1833-1875?
Culture
- Killerwhale Fin House?
- Daklaweidi?
- Angoon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Wood, Human hair, String, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 23 x 1.9 cm (5 5/16 x 9 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
09-10-10/74554
Provenance
Collector
Lt. Selim E. Woodworth
(Unknown)
Donor
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(01/01/1909)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/65445 | Ornament for headdress representing killer whale |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 2004.24.34284 | Killer whale headdress in 3 pieces |
North America
| ||
| 2004.24.34280 | Part of headdress, killer whale |
United States
| ||
| 69-30-10/1590 | Killer Whale War Helmet |
Raw Material
Helmet |
Alaska
| |
| 2004.24.30020 | Part of headdress; killer whale |
Alaska
| ||
| 05-7-10/65454 | Killer Whale Forehead Mask |
Mask
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.34281 | Ornament of headdress representing killer whale |
Alaska
| ||
| 2004.24.23171A | Killer Whale Headdress |
North America
| ||
| 2004.24.23171C | Killer Whale Headdress |
North America
| ||
| 2004.24.23171B | Killer Whale Headdress |
North America
| ||
| 69-30-10/1808 | Pendant charms for scratching: argillite, (killer whale) |
Ornament
|
Alaska
| |
| 33-59-10/1403 | Basket with killer whale decoration. |
Basket
|
North America
|