Medicine Man's Headdress Item Number: E311312-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "0f bear claws and quills of eagles fastened to a band of moose hide. The claws are perforated at the tips and a cord is run through them holding them in order when the crown is worn. The quills are in three bunches forming unique rattle ornaments. Purchase Order #63457."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Robert H. Chapman on November 28, 1919
What
- Name
- Medicine Man's Headdress
- Identification Number
- E311312-0
- Type of Item
- headdress
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian, Nass River and Nisga'a ?
- Received from
- Robert H. Chapman
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on November 28, 1919
Other
- Accession Number
- 064352