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Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Previous owner:
Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945  Search this
Earl L. Stendahl (Earl Leopold Stendahl), Non-Indian, 1888-1966  Search this
Stendahl Galleries (Stendahl Gallery), 1911-  Search this
Portland Art Museum, 1892-  Search this
Meltzer Gallery  Search this
Seller:
Meltzer Gallery  Search this
Object Name:
Shaman's hair ornament (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Silver, wood
Techniques:
Incised
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Place:
Alaska; USA
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska); purchased from his estate by Earl Stendahl (1888-1966) of the Stendahl Galleries (Hollywood, California) circa 1947; purchased by the Portland Art Museum (Portland, Oregon) from Earl Stendahl in 1948; purchased by the Meltzer Gallery (New York City) in 1959 at a surplus sale held by the Portland Art Museum; purchased by MAI from the Meltzer Gallery in 1963.
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Catalog Number:
23/699
Barcode:
230699.000
See related items:
Tlingit
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61833e054-c3f2-4af5-a36d-b3e7a3fa8739
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_245778