Head Ring Item Number: A4234 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Head ring made from woven cord backed by red cloth with four large, square pieces of abalone shell attached around the outside at evenly spaced intervals. Ermine pelts line the top of the ring. Two cords crisscross the top of the ring at right angles, with a large cedar bark tassel attached at the centre.
History Of Use
Part of ts!eqa dancer's outfit.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in New Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Tzadzis'nukwame', British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mike Jacobson before March 11, 1953
- Received from Mike Jacobson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on March 11, 1953
What
- Name
- Head Ring
- Identification Number
- A4234
- Type of Item
- head ring
- Material
- abalone shell, ermine skin, cotton fibre, cedar bark and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, sewn and woven
- Overall
- height 12.0 cm, width 33.0 cm, depth 22.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mike Jacobson
- Received from
- Mike Jacobson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- New Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Tzadzis'nukwame', British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before March 11, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on March 11, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1952/0004