Culture/People:

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this

Collector:

George Hunt, Tlingit, 1854-1933  Search this

Object Name:

Legbands for girl's puberty ceremony

Media/Materials:

Mountain goat wool yarn, cedar bark

Techniques:

Fingerwoven

Dimensions:

66.5 x 3 cm

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

British Columbia; Canada (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1900

Collection History:

Collected by George Hunt (Tlingit, 1854-1933) in 1910 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

2/8579

Barcode:

028579.000

See related items:

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65c5a3d79-2c9b-40e4-ad4a-3003f70990b5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_30395