Nose Ornament Item Number: 16/8078 A from the American Museum of Natural History
Exhibitions
PEARLS (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2001)
Publications
THE NATIVE AMERICANS: THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NORTH AMERICA. TAYLOR, COLIN F., 1991, Publisher: SALAMANDER BOOKS, LTD
FROM THE LAND OF THE TOTEM POLES. JONAITIS, ALDONA, 1988
THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected
- Received from Franz Boas
What
- Name
- Nose Ornament
- Identification Number
- 16/8078 A
- Type of Item
- nose ornament
- Material
- abalone shell
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Field Collector
- “BOAS/HUNT” ?
- Received from
- Franz Boas
Where
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Subject
- REPRESENTS KILLER WHALE