Fragment: Crown Item Number: Sf789 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Crown fragment made of sheet metal with cut-out 't' shapes and rows of staples. Several discs attached with hooks. One separate fragment is 1.2 x 0.7 cm.
Appear to be fragments from the upper edge of a crown similar to a square crown in this collection (Sf559). Square crowns would have had a wicker form inside to fit the head (p.c. Sr. W. Alva, Bruning Museum). The mechanical attachment of bangles by staples is typical of Vicus metalwork.
The three prong projection is probably a stylized feather.
Vicus style, Early Intermediate Period; 300 B.C.E.-200 C.E.