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Object Number
69-30-10/1664
Display Title
Wooden frontlet
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Shakee.at
Object Description
Wooden mask with abalone and dogs teeth. Probably shakee.at frontlet representing dogfish/shark. Ermine headdress frontal. For the Dogfish or Eagle Clan.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, dog teeth, metal eyes, shell inlay border, painted, mended.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Historic Period
- Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Admiralty Islands
/
Angoon?
North America / United States / Alaska / Juneau?
North America / United States / Alaska / Kake?
North America / United States / Alaska / Juneau?
North America / United States / Alaska / Kake?
Dimensions
Overall: 19.7 x 17.3 x 7.4 cm (7 3/4 x 6 13/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1664
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Seller
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/1697 | Wooden frontlet |
Carving
|
Angoon
| |
| 05-7-10/65520 | Headdress |
Headdress
|
Klukwan
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Staff
|
Angoon?
| |
| 67-10-10/275 | Helmet of wood |
Hat
|
Petersburg?
Wrangell? | |
| 69-30-10/1609 | Bear/land otter mask |
Mask
|
Alaska
| |
| 05-7-10/65454 | Killer Whale Forehead Mask |
Mask
|
North America
| |
| 37-4-70/531 | Feathered god Kukailimoku |
Sculpture
|
Hawaii
| |
| 69-30-10/1588 | Ceremonial hat |
Hat
|
Alaska
| |
| 05-7-10/64468 | Mask of copper |
Mask
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1671 | Wooden frontlet |
Carving
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1980 | Shaman necklace of teeth |
Necklace
|
Alaska
| |
| 969-29-70/4715 | Fes Tumbun - painted wooden face decorated with paint, feathers representing ha |
Mask
|
New Guinea
|