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Object Number
55-43-10/35242
Display Title
Feather Plumes
Descriptions
Object Description
Feather plumes with feather tassels. Used in the Karok White Deerskin Dance or brush dance.
Inventory Description
2 sticks carved sticked, feather plumes eagle?) attached with sinnew
Classification
- Communication artifacts
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
California
/
Humboldt County
/
Weitchpec
Materials
Feather, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 59 x 9 x 4 cm (23 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
55-43-10/35242
Provenance
Owner
Mattie Jerry
(1946)
Exchange participant
Amerind Foundation, Inc.
(1946 - 1955)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Special
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| |
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| ||
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Headdress
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Burma
| |
| 13-24-60/D2154.1 | Plumes for headdress |
Headdress
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| |
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Earring
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| |
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|
Tucano?
| |
| 35-25-30/1018 | Pair of nose plumes for men |
Nose ornament
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Tucano?
| |
| 35-25-30/1024 | Pair of nose plumes for men |
Nose ornament
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| |
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Nose ornament
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Tucano?
| |
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Ornament
|
Tucano?
| |
| 35-25-30/1017 | Pair of ear plumes |
Earring
|
Tucano?
| |
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Earring
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Tucano?
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