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Claw from shaman's head ornament?
Claw from shaman's head ornament?
Object Number 30-11-10/A6979
Display Title Claw from shaman's head ornament?
Descriptions
Object Description Claw from shaman's head ornament?
Inventory Description Organic, wood, ornament, claw shaped, carved, peforated at both ends, fragment
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm (5 11/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 30-11-10/A-6979
Provenance
Collector Lt. Bilter (1890)
Donor Mr. T. H. Clark (1930)

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