Amulet Item Number: 1985.49.191 from the Pitt Rivers Museum
Amulet of elk hoof incised with designs, perforated at the top and cut with a zigzag along the bottom edge. [MJD 5/5/2009]
The following information comes from Haida delegates who worked with the museum's collection in September 2009 as part of the project “Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge”:
This object was viewed alongside other items of personal adornment on Friday Sept 11, 2009. Delegates explained that hooves are associated with shamans. They also wondered if the material was elk or caribou hoof instead. Christian White commented that he could imagine this object being part of a necklace or hanging on an apron. It was explained that mountain goat horn was hung on aprons to make a noise when dancing. Christian White said he could not make out the design on this object. A discussion of the sound this object would make can be viewed on Tape 6, time 8:50, which can be found in the Haida Project Related Documents File. [CAK 21/05/2010]
Pitt Rivers Museum label - HAIDA QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS Carved moose hoof necklet charm Trans. Wellcome Inst. [MJD 05/05/2009]
Written on object - R. 1618/ 1937 [MJD 05/05/2009]
Related Documents File - The Haida Project Related Documents File contains video of research sessions and interviews with Haida delegates from September 2009 as part of the project ‘Haida Material Culture in British Museums: Generating New Forms of Knowledge'. It also includes post-visit communications that discuss object provenance. For extensive photographic, video, and textual records documenting the Haida research visit as a whole, including but not limited to preparations of objects for handling, travel logistics, British Museum participation, transcribed notes from research sessions and associated public events held at PRM, see the Haida Project Digital Archive, stored with the Accessions Registers. Original hand-written notes taken during research sessions have been accessioned into the Manuscripts collection, in addition to select other materials. [CAK 02/06/2010]