Headdress
Item number 3051/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Headdress in the style of a bearclaw headdress, except the "claws" are each carved from sheep horn. Two thick leather strips are stitched together at the ends to form a circular forehead strap. Attached to the strap are 24 long, curved "claws" sewn on at their proximal ends. Each is attached by a nail to a small square of horn. Their distal ends are blunted, and a small hole has been bored through each tip for cotton string to pass through. The string connects the horn claws to each other and to two large feather pieces (lower shafts), as well as to short leather thongs. Thin pieces of sinew are wrapped around the string. A piece of cotton is tied to each side, dropping down under the headdress where they are tied together.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Barbara Robertson before December 22, 2010
- Owned by Alexander C. Robertson before February 19, 2014
- Received from Alexander C. Robertson (Donor) on February 19, 2014
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- 3051/5
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- mountain sheep horn, leather skin, feather, cotton fibre, sinew, metal and ermine skin
- Overall
- height 8.5 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 27.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan
- Previous Owner
- Barbara Robertson and Alexander C. Robertson
- Received from
- Alexander C. Robertson (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 22, 2010 and before February 19, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on February 19, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3051/0005
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