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Object Number
08-4-10/73344
Display Title
Headdress of abalone shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Headdress used in Deerskin Dance. A pair with 73343.
Inventory Description
Headdress, leather band, abalone shell strips secured w/ red cloth-wrapped sinew
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
California
Additional Geographic Terms
Upper Klamath River; Ishipishi
Materials
Abalone, Leather, Cloth, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 18.9 x 10.8 cm (13 x 7 7/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
08-4-10/73344
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(1908)
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(1908 - 1908)
Owner
Penny Tom
(1908)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1908 - 1908)
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