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Headdress
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Headdress
Headdress

Headdress

DateJuly 7, 1899
Mediumalder, cedar, abalone shell, fligher feather, vegetable fibre, spruce root, metal
DimensionsOther: 21 × 6.5 × 20.5 cm (8 1/4 × 2 9/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-690
Object numberHRC 00690
Descriptionpainted human facce with abalone shell inlay. a circle of abalone shell surrounds the facce. 3 pieces of cedar are attached to the top and side. several flicker feathers are attached to sides.
Exhibition HistoryArt Museum London Ontario (11-50) - (3-?) Anthropolgy E9.2.147/c (12-88) - (???)
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