Head Ring Item Number: A8331 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Head ring consisting of a frame of branches tied with off-white and dark red checked cloth wrapped with shredded red-dyed cedar bark. There is a hole at the centre of the head ring.
History Of Use
Head ring of uminuwaga (old spelling: q!uminuwaga), rich woman dancer.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in 'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- Unknown (Unknown)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- 'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Condition
- poor