Headdress
Item number 1281/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A large wooden headdress carved as a wolf head. The lower jaw is attached with metal nails; there is a strip of hide at the top of the head. Painted black with red eyes and upturned nostrils.
Narrative
Headdress came from an Andy Warhol Estate auction.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Andy Warhol
- Owned by Sotheby's before July 18, 1988
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Sotheby's (Seller) on July 18, 1988
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 1281/2
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- wood and deer skin
- Overall
- height 19.5 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 46.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Andy Warhol and Sotheby's
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Sotheby's (Seller)
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 18, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on July 18, 1988
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 10
- Accession Number
- 1281/0002
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