Headdress
Mediumwood, abalone shell
DimensionsOther: 16 × 5.7 × 17.9 cm (6 5/16 × 2 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-688
Object numberHRC 00688
Descriptionshell inlay, circular headdress with collar of abalone inlay around edge, wider at bottom othan top. owl facce in centre, beak with nostrils underneath and jaws protrude 2". abalone inlay for eyes and teeth. lips, nostrils and rim of circle painted red, eyebrows black.Exhibition HistoryExt. Affairs Ottawa (3-50) - (6-50) Art Museum London Ontario (11-50) - (3-51) Florida State University Tallahassee (11-51) - (4-52) Canadian Hand Gld. Montreal (7-61) - (7-61) Mr Molok Ottawa (12-61) - (12-61) World's Fair Seattle (3-62) - (11-62) $250 NB Museum St. John (6-66) - (11-66) $450 NMC 2nd Floor Ottawa (4-67) NWC Hall VMMB Children of the Raven Ottawa (11-75) - (7-81) CCI Storagge (7-81) - (7-83)
On View
Not on viewCollections
c. 1879
c. 1900
c. 1879
July 7, 1899
C. 1879
1879
C. 1879
1895-1901
1895-1901
c. 1879
