Headdress
Item number 1060/45 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Small circular-shaped beaded headdress with beaded shell fringe and a long chin strap made of two interwoven beaded strands with alternating colours of orange, blue, red, green, white and pink. In the centre and on the inside of the main part of headdress is a small circular-shaped patch of brown coloured skin. On the outside, starting at the top of the headdress is a central orange bead with three bands of vertically beaded rows extending outwards with alternating grey, brown, red and blue coloured beads. Two small skin loops are found on each side of the headdress.
History Of Use
The documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum says this was a baby headdress.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA before 1917
- Owned by Sisters of Saint Ann Museum
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before September 6, 1985
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) on September 6, 1985
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 1060/45
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- glass, fibre, plastic ? and rawhide skin
- Overall
- height 0.4 cm, width 18.8 cm, depth 13.6 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
Who
- Culture
- Alutiiq ?
- Previous Owner
- Sisters of Saint Ann Museum and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1917
- Ownership Date
- before September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 48
- Accession Number
- 1060/0045
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