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Helmet
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Helmet
Helmet

Helmet

Date1898
Mediumwood, cotton, paint
DimensionsOther: 20.3 × 23 × 51 cm (8 × 9 1/16 × 20 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-144
Object numberHRC 00144
Descriptionhat carved out of one piece of wood to represent a raven. rectangular ears carved on top of head. painted black; inside of beack painted red. undersside of wings and tail natural wood. body of raven concave. one loop of green and originally white (?) cotton band sewn on each side of the hatt with cotton thread. attached to these loops are ties of the same material
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