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Hair ornament worn by chief's daughter at back of head
Hair ornament worn by chief's daughter at back of head
Object Number 20-9-10/87529
Display Title Hair ornament worn by chief's daughter at back of head
Descriptions
Object Description Hair ornament worn by chief's daughter at back of head; wedge shaped hairpiece made from cotton backed section of red blanket fabric. Stiffened with a leather band at its narrow end. Decorated with blue glass beads and dentalia, sewn in alternating vertical and horizontal bands.
Inventory Description Ornament, cloth/red wool backing, leather ties, Dentalia shell and glass bead de
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Cotton fabric, Leather, Glass, Dentalium
Dimensions Overall: 31.2 x 8.6 x 1.9 cm (12 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-9-10/87529
Provenance
Collector Henry Moses (?)
Donor Mrs. W. Scott Fitz (1920)

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