Pile Of Baskets Representing The Number Of His Feasts And Gifts. Rank Of Chief. Item Number: E89075-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "'Tadn skillik, and evidence of rank of chief. Each kako or basket (ring) or each section of a carved column represents the number of feasts or distribution of gifts given by the chief.' Swan's descriptive catalogue." AS OF 2006, CAT. #89075 CONSISTS OF ONE COLUMN OF 9 CYLINDRICAL WOVEN SPRUCE-ROOT? RINGS, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "POTLATCH RINGS," USUALLY USED ON TOPS OF HATS. -F. PICKERING 5-10-2006
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Pile Of Baskets Representing The Number Of His Feasts And Gifts. Rank Of Chief.
- Identification Number
- E89075-0
- Type of Item
- hat ring
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