2 Wood Carvings 2 Item Number: E20755-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM OLD 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "FRONT-PIECE FOR HEAD-DRESS.---A RECTANGULAR PIECE OF WOOD ON WHICH IS CARVED THE HEADS OF A BEAR AND A BIRD IN BOLD RELIEF. PAINTED BLUE, OUTLINES OF RED AND BLACK. LENGTH, 5 1/4 INCHES; WIDTH, 3 3/4 INCHES. SITKA INDIANS (KOLUSCHAN STOCK), SITKA, ALASKA. 20,755. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN. NEG. NO. 8379."There are two wooden frontlets for headdresses with this catalogue number. The first frontlet, per Stephen Loring, has a carved design of an eagle over a bear, and is painted blue/green, red and black. Neg. # 99-20244 is a photo of this piece. The second frontlet, with a more elongated shape, is mostly painted red and has a carved design of a fox-like animal. Neg. # 99-20243 is a photo of this piece.
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA during 1875
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- 2 Wood Carvings 2
- Identification Number
- E20755-0
- Type of Item
- frontlet
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
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 1875
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 004730