Collar with Whistle Worn in the Hashk'an Dance Item Number: 04.297.5430 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

This collar is richly decorated with claws (bear's?) and fur appendages wrapped with quillwork and yarns. It might have been used for the singer to attract the Hoply People.

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1899

What

Name
Collar with Whistle Worn in the Hashk'an Dance
Identification Number
04.297.5430
Type of Item
whistle, collar and dance
Material
hide, fur, sinew, claw, wool, quill, cotton, plant fibre, pigment and resinous material
Overall
length 27.0 in, width 4.0 in, height 1.5 in

Who

Culture
Navajo

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1899

Other

Classification
Accessory