Silver Ear-Rings Item Number: E19549-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "EAR-RINGS (2).---SILVER; PENDANT TO HOOKS ARE BELL-BUTTON OR ACORN-SHAPED ORNAMENTS, NEATLY ENGRAVED. HAIDAH INDIANS, PRINCE OF WALES ARCHIPELAGO. EXTREME LENGTH, 1 3/8 INS. LENGTH OF PENDANT, 13/16 IN. ALASKA, 1875. 19,549. COLLECTED BY J. G. SWAN."
Item History
- Made in Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA during 1875
- Received during 1875
What
- Name
- Silver Ear-Rings
- Identification Number
- E19549-0
- Type of Item
- earring
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Prince Of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1875
- Acquisition Date
- during 1875
Other
- Accession Number
- 004523