Nose Ring Ornament Item Number: 16/8078 B from the American Museum of Natural History
Publications
CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991
Exhibitions
PEARLS (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2001)
BODY ART: MARKS OF IDENTITY (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2001)
CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLATCH (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2001)
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected
- Received from Franz Boas
What
- Name
- Nose Ring Ornament
- Identification Number
- 16/8078 B
- Type of Item
- nose ring ornament
- Material
- abalone shell, copper alloy metal and pigment
- Overall
- length 5.75 cm, width 4.25 cm, height 0.3 cm
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
- ENGRAVING REPRESENTS KILLER WHALE