Head Ring
NA8525
From: Canada | British Columbia | Naas River Region
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA8525 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tsimshian |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Naas River Region |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cedar Bark | Wool |
Description | Head ring made from seven warps wrapped with twisted, cedar bark fiber wefts. The ends are bound with a coil of cedar bark cord. An additional band of cedar bark weaving is inserted under the coil that binds the ends with fragments of wool cloth beneath. |
Height | 6.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 63 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918 |
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