Head Ring

Item number 2922/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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

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

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada

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)

When

Ownership Date
before 1979 and before November 9, 2011
Acquisition Date
on November 29, 2011

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
2922/0002
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