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Headdress
Object Number 69-30-10/2071
Display Title Headdress
Descriptions
Object Description Headdress representing brown bear ears. Two scalloped ear-like appendages project from forehead of this fur and skin headpiece. Skin ties.
Inventory Description Headband, fur, ear-like appearance, pinkish down, skin ties
Classification
  • Headband
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Brown Bear House
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Yakutat area
Materials Fur, Skin
Dimensions Overall: 27.6 x 16.4 x 1.5 cm (10 7/8 x 6 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/2071
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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