Carved Eagle Claw Holding Salmon, Headdress Frontlet Item Number: E89224-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Collector's data: "This very fine specimen of indian carving was procured by me at Koona village [a.k.a. Tanu], B.C. of an indian named STA LAI who carved it. It was worn on the headdress of the chief during ceremonial dances and is the crest of the Koot or Fish eagle (hawk). It is one of the best carvings I have seen both in design and execution and shows that the ancient art of carving in stone and metal and wood for which the Haida are so just known has not died out among this interesting tribe. - James G. Swan, Sept., 1883."On exhibit in NMNH Sant Ocean Hall. 2014 exhibit caption identifies this as carving of eagle claw with salmon (frontlet for headdress), by Sta Lai, Haida.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Carved Eagle Claw Holding Salmon, Headdress Frontlet
- Identification Number
- E89224-0
- Type of Item
- frontlet
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804