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Dance Costume-- Shark (dogfish)E89145-0

5 parts: the head mask, and 4 "fins". From card: "Shark (dog fish) head mask of wood; dorsal fin and tail. Dorsal fin attached by a belt aroung the body of the performer. / See also #150, Cat. No. 89,143. / Exhibit Hall 9, 1987. Identified in exhibit as Crest Mask- The Dogfish, Haida, collected at the village of Skidegate in 1883."

Culture
Haida
Made in
Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Dance Ornament, Piece Of The Dorsal Fin Of The Orca Or KillerE88814-0

From card: "Worn on the hips of performer.""Orca or Killer" = Killer whale.

Culture
Haida
Made in
Masset, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Dance Ornament1-10682
Doctor's Dance Headdress OrnamentE/1373

TANGIBLE VISIONS. WARDWELL, ALLEN, 1996 OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.FIRST EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978, Publisher: THE CENTER FOR INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE ARTS OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: SECOND EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978

Culture
Tlingit: Auk Qwan
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Auk Qwan, Sinta Ka Heen Ee, Juneau Borough, Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Danceface, Shark Head & Dorsal FinsE89055-0