Head Ring Item Number: 2922/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular braided cedar bark head ring with an abalone shell crest in the shape of an eagle attached to the front below the bark ties. Eaglet skin, with the fine, soft down still attached, covers the entire top area and hangs down in a tail at the back, below the head ring. The head ring is lined with cotton.
Narrative
This head ring was made by Bob Harris (Seba̱n) at the birth of Norman Stanley, Mabel's Stanley's first child.
Item History
- Made by Chief Bob Harris (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mabel Stanley before 1979
- Owned by Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective before November 9, 2011
- Received from Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective (Donor) on November 29, 2011
What
- Name
- Head Ring
- Identification Number
- 2922/2
- Type of Item
- head ring
- Material
- cedar bark, eagle skin, abalone shell and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 30.0 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 27.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Chief Bob Harris (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Mabel Stanley and Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective
- Received from
- Mabel Stanley Regalia Family Collective (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1979 and before November 9, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 29, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2922/0002