Culture/People:

Hupa  Search this

Collector:

Alexander Brizard (A. Brizard), Non-Indian, 1839-1904  Search this

Previous owner:

Alexander Brizard (A. Brizard), Non-Indian, 1839-1904  Search this

Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this

Seller:

Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this

Object Name:

Plume for White Deerskin dance (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Condor feather/feathers, woodpecker scalp/scalps, deerhide/deerskin, duck feather/feathers, wood

Techniques:

Glued

Dimensions:

71.00 x 7.80 x 2.00 cm

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Northern California; California; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1880

Collection History:

Collected by Alexander A. Brizard (1839-1904, a shopkeeper in Arcata, California, who sold Indian baskets and other items); purchased by George Heye from Frank M. Covert (1858-1929, a New York dealer) in 1904.

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Catalog Number:

1209

Barcode:

001209.000

See related items:

Hupa

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63c485e6a-3dd2-48f7-a603-6c90ef60b677

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_1403