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Object Number 08-4-10/73339
Display Title Doctor's woodpecker necklace
Descriptions
Object Description Doctor's necklace.
Inventory Description Necklace, woodpecker scalp and beak pendant, woodpecker beaks, fiber cord
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Klamath River
Dimensions Overall: 62 x 22.4 x 0.8 cm (24 7/16 x 8 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-4-10/73339
Provenance
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908)
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Donor Donated by Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow

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