Shaman's Wig-Appendage Item Number: E67948-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "COPPER." AS OF 2000, CAT. #67948 CONSISTS OF ONE TRIPLE COLUMN OF CYLINDRICAL WOVEN SPRUCE-ROOT? RINGS, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "POTLATCH RINGS," USUALLY USED ON TOPS OF HATS. -F. PICKERING 6-14-2000Provenience note: Anthropology catalogue ledger book lists a locality of Alaska for E67931 - 68019. Catalogue cards list a locality of Sitka. Alaska. It is unclear which is correct, though it is probable that the collection was purchased in Sitka.
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Sgt. John J. McLean in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA during 1882
- Received on November 3, 1882
What
- Name
- Shaman's Wig-Appendage
- Identification Number
- E67948-0
- Type of Item
- hat ring
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Sgt. John J. McLean
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1882
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 1882
Other
- Accession Number
- 012009