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Culture/People:
Makah  Search this
Expedition:
John Wanamaker Expedition (1900)  Search this
Expedition sponsor:
John Wanamaker, Non-Indian, 1838-1922  Search this
Expedition leader:
Stewart Culin, Non-Indian, 1858-1929  Search this
Previous owner:
Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)  Search this
Object Name:
Thunderbird Headdress
Media/Materials:
Cedar, alder, paint, horsehair
Techniques:
Carved, painted
Dimensions:
27.5 x 18 x 10.1 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Native Term:
chi-bo-quist
Place:
Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA
Date created:
circa 1890
Collection History:
Collected in 1900 by anthropologist Stewart Culin (1858-1929) during the John Wanamaker Expedition, which was led by Culin and sponsored by the Free Museum of Art and Science (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Philadelphia businessman John Wanamaker (1838-1922); part of the collection of the Free Museum of Science and Art until 1908 when it was acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum of Science and Art.
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Catalog Number:
1/9326
Barcode:
019326.000
See related items:
Makah
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws650c7341e-4867-4332-88b5-b09622770348
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_20324