Festival Headdress Item Number: E215584-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Made from scalp locks." From accession file: "Festival headdress, made from the hair of women from Kluckwon, the Chilkat tribe, and worn by men. It imitates the wearing of the hair by the interior Athabaskan tribes, Yukon Valley. The beaded ornaments are to represent earrings."
Item History
What
- Name
- Festival Headdress
- Identification Number
- E215584-0
- Type of Item
- headdress
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Chilkat
- Field Collector
- Lt. George T. Emmons
Where
When
- Collection Date
- “ca. 1901 - 1902 ?” ?
- Acquisition Date
- on April 24, 1902
Other
- Accession Number
- 039254