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Object Number 69-30-10/1671
Display Title Wooden frontlet
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden frontlet with eagle on top and owl on bottom.
Inventory Description Carved wood bird on anthropomorphic face, painted, large perf. in middle
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Kaagwaantaan
  • Haida?
  • Historic Period
  • Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Yakutat Borough
Additional Geographic Terms Mount St. Elias, Territory south of
Materials Wood, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 15.6 x 14 x 7 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1671
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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