Headband
29-175-617
From: Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-617 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Haida |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cedar Bark | Cotton |
| Description | Cords of shredded cedar bark sewn onto red cloth backing, which is wrapped around a sheet of bark to make it stiff. Every third cord is tan in color; others are red-brown. Top cord is braided, square in x-section and much larger than others. Top of band allowed to show on sides. Front has a panel of shredded bark surrounded by bundles on either side and braided cord at top; extra padding inside band Back has a bundle and extra cord attached along top. |
| Width | 6.7 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 17.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 7/152 - Collector Number |
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