Hair Ornament
NA1263A
From: Alaska | Klukwan
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA1263A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chilkat | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska | Klukwan |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Hide | Abalone Shell | Bead | Cotton |
Description | One of a pair of ear ornaments that attach to a woman's hair braid. The upper segment is made from hide strips with rectangular pieces of abalone shell. Black, cotton yarn fringe is attached to the hide and hangs down. The fringe is decorated along the upper portion with bands of white beads. |
Length | 51 cm |
Width | 5.2 cm |
Credit Line | Alaska Ethnological Expedition, George Byron Gordon, 1905 |
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