Dance Head Ornament Item Number: E7937-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Florence Sheakley, Ruth Demmert, and Virginia Oliver made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. This object looks like it has a Raven design. It could have had sea lion whiskers or bird feathers coming from the top for decoration.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Dr. Thomas T. Minor in Alaska, USA during 1868
- Received during 1869
What
- Name
- Dance Head Ornament
- Identification Number
- E7937-0
- Type of Item
- headdress
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Dr. Thomas T. Minor
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1868
- Acquisition Date
- during 1869
Other
- Accession Number
- 001499