Necklace Item Number: E 1910.19 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
A large hank of cedar bark with deer hoofs attached. The hank has been twisted together and has two bands of cedar bark wrapped round to secure the hank together.; Fragile
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; The hank of cedar bark could possibly be an unfinished or unravelled neckring which would have been worn by Hamatsa dancers during Kwakiutl winter ceremonials. The presence of the attached deer hooves suggests it is not just a length of unworked cedar bark. Alternatively it could have been a piece of the large mane of cedar bark attached to the hamatsa dancing masks, such as the hokhok or cannibal bird, which would account for the rattling deer hooves (G.Crowther).