Headdress Frontlet Item Number: E274264-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Carved of maple wood in high relief. Set with abalone and painted. Abalone set in resin. Rather good work." As of 2014, some of the abalone inlay is missing.See p. 48 in Wright, Robin K. "Two Haida Artists from Yani: Will John Gwaytihl and Simeon Stilthda Please Step Apart," American Indian Art Magazine 23(3), Summer 1998. Wright identifies this beaver motif frontlet as having characteristics of the style of Skidegate Haida artist Simeon Stilthda/Simeon sdiihldaa.
Item History
- Made
- Collected by Gov John G. Brady between 1878 and 1909
- Received from Mrs. Edward H. Harriman on June 7, 1912
What
- Name
- Headdress Frontlet
- Identification Number
- E274264-0
- Type of Item
- frontlet
Who
- Culture
- Indian and Haida ?
- Field Collector
- Gov John G. Brady
- Received from
- Mrs. Edward H. Harriman
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- “United States (not certain) / Canada (not certain): Alaska (not certain) / British Columbia (not certain): Skidegate (not certain)” ?
- Collected in
- “United States (not certain) / Canada (not certain): Alaska (not certain) / British Columbia (not certain): Skidegate (not certain)” ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1878 and 1909
- Acquisition Date
- on June 7, 1912
Other
- Accession Number
- 054171