Nose Ornament Item Number: 16/9002 A from the American Museum of Natural History
Publications
CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991
THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909
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
- Received from George Hunt
What
- Name
- Nose Ornament
- Identification Number
- 16/9002 A
- Type of Item
- nose ornament
- Material
- abalone shell
- Overall
- length 6.4 cm, width 6.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- George Hunt
Where
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- “CANADA // BC, ADAP!E” ?