Head Ring Item Number: 1119/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round headring with four braided cedar bark tiers and a bundled layer on top, all are dyed red. Lined with red wool inside. One small animal skin with white fur attached to the front and another attached to the back of the head ring. There is a rectangular shaped piece of abalone attached to the front.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1966 and 1975
- Owned by Northwest Trader before February 12, 1986
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Northwest Trader (Seller) on February 12, 1986
What
- Name
- Head Ring
- Identification Number
- 1119/3
- Type of Item
- head ring
- Material
- wool fibre, abalone shell, dye, fibre, ermine skin and cedar bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- braided, dyed, drilled and sewn
- Overall
- height 9.5 cm, width 25.0 cm, depth 23.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Northwest Trader
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Northwest Trader (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1966 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before February 12, 1986
- Acquisition Date
- on February 12, 1986
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1119/0003