Carved Wooden Dance Helmet Item Number: E349676-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: REPRESENTS BIRD HEAD; PAINTED IN RED, BLACK AND GREEN." ILLUS. IN BAE BULLETIN 124, PL. 13A, AFTER P. 24. SEE P. 25 IN THAT PUBLICATION WHERE OBJECT IS IDENTIFIED AS A DANCE HELMET REPRESENTING A RAVEN MADE BY JIM HUNTER, A CLAYOQUOT LIVING AT NEAH BAY. - F. PICKERING 7-7-2000
Item History
- Made in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected by Miss Frances T. Densmore in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Received on January 30, 1931
What
- Name
- Carved Wooden Dance Helmet
- Identification Number
- E349676-0
- Type of Item
- hat
Who
- Culture
- Makah, Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) and Clayoquot
- Field Collector
- Miss Frances T. Densmore
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 30, 1931
Other
- Accession Number
- 113412