Wolf and Eagle Headdress
Datec. 1879
Mediumwood, mammal skin, brass
DimensionsOther: 19 × 31 × 33 cm (7 1/2 × 12 3/16 × 13 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-18
Object numberHRC 00018
Descriptionheaddress representing the wolf. wooden. open mouth showing even teeth. face and part of ears, painted blue; nostrils and lips painted red; teeth, part of muzzle and around the eyes painted white; eyebrows and part of ears painted black. slot on top of head between ears. one nail between eyebrows. head and neck of an eagle on top of head, from a separate piece of wood, held in place with brass wire and skin thong. painted white, eyes black, part of beak red. split nailed to each side of back of mask. skin ties are attached in two places at either side.On View
Not on viewCollections
C. 1879
C. 1879
1884
c. 1905
C. 1879
c. 1905
c. 1879
c. 1879