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Hawk Headdress
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Hawk Headdress
Hawk Headdress

Hawk Headdress

Mediumwood, abalone shell
DimensionsOther: 19.7 × 5.1 × 17.2 cm (7 3/4 × 2 × 6 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-687
Object numberHRC 00687
Descriptionlight yellow coloured wood, circular shape, large face in centre with short beack bent into mouth. teeth and eyes inlaid with abalone. border of small rectagnles of abalone set between green painted wood dividers. outer rim and edge of maske painted red, lips and nostrils also.
collected in Skidegate
Exhibition HistoryVancouver Art Gallery (6-67) - (11-67) $450 Bronfman Centre Montreal (11-68) - (2-69) $900 Children of the Raven VMMB (11-75) - (7-81) CCI Storage (7-81) - (7-83)
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