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Cedar bark neck ring, ivory ornament on it
Object Number 69-30-10/2072
Display Title Cedar bark neck ring, ivory ornament on it
Descriptions
Object Description Cedar bark neck ring, ivory ornament on it; made from thickly twined, shredded cedar bark, fastened with a carved ivory ring. The combination of high andopen relief carving, incising and inlay give this small piece an exceptional richness of surface detail. It depicts adjacent male and female faces, with associated animal crests, joined from behind by a third head placed upside down, whose closed eyes contrast dramatically with the detailed open eyes of the other two figures. Bone inlays for the pupils of both human and animal eyes.
Inventory Description Cedar bark ornament, ring of twisted bark, carved ivory ornament of anthro. figu
Classification
  • Adornment
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit?
  • Kwakwaka'wakw?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Cedar bark, Ivory, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 92.5 x 13.5 x 3.7 cm (36 7/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/2072
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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