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Shaman's headdress.
Object Number 69-30-10/2075
Display Title Shaman's headdress.
Descriptions
Object Description Shaman's headdress.
Inventory Description Headdress, leather headband, carved wood 'horns', painted red, fur attached
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Paint, Ermine fur, Ground squirrel skin, Moose hide, Sea lion hide
Dimensions Overall: 25.3 x 23 x 5.8 cm (9 15/16 x 9 1/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/2075 & 2075
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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