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Frontlet
Object Number 69-30-10/1676
Display Title Frontlet
Descriptions
Object Description Frontlet. Head ornament.
Inventory Description Carved wood ornament, bear with sm. anthropomorphic face, painted, broken lip
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 9.3 x 4.5 cm (6 1/8 x 3 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1676
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868 - 1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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