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Object Number 69-30-10/1597
Display Title Carved wooden visor
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden visor with "biter"; worn around neck; parts missing.
Inventory Description Carved wood visor, bird/anthropomorphic design? leather ties in back
Classification
  • Headband
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Alaska peninsula?; Aleutian Is?; Kodiak I?; St. Paul I?; St. George I?
Materials Wood, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 26 x 24 cm (5 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 69-30-10/1597
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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