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Object Number 08-4-10/73371
Display Title Doctor's hair ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description Doctor's hair ornaments; 3 tied together. For women only.
Inventory Description Ornament, leather thong and fringe, metal thimbles as tinklers
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Klamath River
Dimensions Overall: 35.7 x 18.5 x 1.7 cm (14 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-4-10/73371
Provenance
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908)
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Donor Donated by Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow

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