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Object Number
67-10-10/275
Display Title
Helmet of wood
Descriptions
Object Description
Helmet of wood. Representing bear with ears sewn on. This helmet is sculpted from wood and covered with the actual skin from a grizzly bear's head. Iron domes form the eyes, and opercula set in grooves imitate the bear's teeth. The ears supported wooden humanoid bear masks.
Inventory Description
Hat, wood frame with bear skin head, teeth inlay, carved wooden bear in ear.
Classification
- Hat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Wrangell Borough
/
Wrangell?
North America / United States / Alaska / Petersburg?
North America / United States / Alaska / Petersburg?
Dimensions
Overall: 36.83 × 25.4 × 19.69 cm (14 1/2 × 10 × 7 3/4 in.)
Storage: 53.3401 × 36.4237 × 28.8926 cm (21 × 14 5/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
275
Provenance
Owner
Chief Shakes
Collector
Unknown
(01/01/1790-01/01/1799?)
Donor
Massachusetts Historical Society
(01/01/1867)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-10-10/275.1 | Fragment from helmet of wood |
Hat
|
Wrangell?
Petersburg? | |
| 69-30-10/1609 | Bear/land otter mask |
Mask
|
Yakutat Borough
| |
| 69-30-10/1594 | War Helmet |
Helmet
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1588 | Ceremonial hat |
Hat
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1590 | Killer Whale War Helmet |
Helmet
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 995-29-10/73520 | Painted cedar bear mask |
Mask
|
Vancouver Island
| |
| 995-29-10/73515 | Carved totem pole |
Sculpture
|
North America
| |
| 69-30-10/1589 | Carved wooden hat of bear head, with bear head skin |
Raw Material
Hat |
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/2071 | Headdress |
Headband
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1602 | Wooden Humanoid Bird/Bear Mask |
Mask
|
Alaska
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 69-30-10/1625 | Carved cedar and abalone staff with down and hair |
Staff
|
Angoon?
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 69-30-10/2070 | Head ornament |
Headdress
Shaft, modified |
Alaska
|