Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914 Search this
Previous owner:
Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914 Search this
Seller/source:
Reverend Thomas Crosby, Non-Indian, 1840-1914 Search this
Object Name:
Dance headdress representing an eagle and its chicks
Media/Materials:
Wood, paint
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
58.5 x 35 cm
Object Type:
Masks and Masking
Native Term:
amiilk
Place:
Port Simpson (Fort Simpson); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
circa 1870
Collection History:
Collected in 1875 by Reverend Thomas Crosby (1840-1914, an English missionary who worked with North Pacific Coast peoples from 1863 to about 1900); purchased by George Heye from Reverend Crosby in 1908.
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