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Object Number
08-4-10/73343
Display Title
Headdress of abalone shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Used in Deerskin Dance. A pair with 73344.
Inventory Description
Headdress, leather band and ties, abalone shell ornaments, perforated
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Upper Klamath River; Ishipishi
Materials
Leather, Abalone, Sinew, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 82.4 x 11.5 x 2.1 cm (32 7/16 x 4 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73343
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(1908)
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(1908)
Owner
Penny Tom
(1908)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
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