Hair Ornament Item Number: 1885.66.23 from the MAA: University of Cambridge

Description

Small rod decorated with feathers and beads.; Good

Context

Catalogue card states the object is a dart from Neah Bay, Washington state. However J.C.H.King notes (121992) the object is an hair ornament from California. The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Exhibited: Old Anthropological displays, panel in Maudslay Gallery, 081986.; Collected by: Hepburn.J.E

Item History

What

Name
Hair Ornament
Identification Number
1885.66.23
Type of Item
hair ornament
Material
wood

Who

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Received from
J.E. Hepburn

Where

Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
Made in
British Columbia, Canada and California, USA ?

When

Acquisition Date
during 1885

Other

Keyword
Personal Adornment; ?Weapons