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Object Number
20-9-10/87543
Display Title
Head ornament for dances
Descriptions
Object Description
Head ornament for dances representing killerwhale fin, part of a large spruce root or wooden headdress.
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved wood, zoomorphic head wearing headdress w/ tufts of human (?) h
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Yeilnaawuu
Culture
- Bear House?
- Daklaweidi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Hair, Shell, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 15.4 x 8 x 2.5 cm (6 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
20-9-10/87543
Provenance
Owner
Henry Moses
Collector
Unknown
Intermediary
Mr. Holmes
Donor
Mrs. W. Scott Fitz
(01/01/1920)
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