Raven Headdress
Date1895-1901
Mediumcedar, mammal skin, iron, cotton
DimensionsOther: 7 × 48 cm (2 3/4 × 18 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-184 (a,b)
Object numberHRC 00184
Descriptionheaddress of wood carved to represent a raven's head holding the sun in his beak. back of head hollowed out. painted black except inside of beak, sun and nostrils painted red and except round the eyes painted blue green large band of membrane of two pieces whose ends are sewn with cotton thread, nailed to back of headdress with iron nails. membrane is very dry. b) small nearly square piece of membrane with small holes along three sides. very dry.On View
Not on viewCollections
c. 1879
1880's
c. 1898
C. 1879
c. 1879
1909
1895-1901
C. 1879