Culture/People:

Nuxalk (Bellacoola)  Search this

Previous owner:

Nelson R. Perry (Nelson Revitt Perry), Non-Indian, 1894-1964  Search this

Schenectady Museum Association  Search this

Object Name:

Wolf headdress

Media/Materials:

Wood, abalone/haliotis shell, glass, brass, vermilion/cinnabar, laundry bluing, paint

Techniques:

Carved, painted, inlaid

Dimensions:

11.6 x 21.3 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Indigenous Term:

sinaaxwmuxw

Place:

Bentinck Arm; Central Coast Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

Date created:

circa 1860

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1866; formerly in the collection of journalist and explorer Nelson Revitt Perry (1894-1964); presumably donated by Nelson Perry to the Schenectady Museum Association (Schenectady, New York) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Schenectady Museum Association in 1964.

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Catalog Number:

23/4612

Barcode:

234612.000

See related items:

Nuxalk (Bellacoola)

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65fe68360-3830-4d9d-8ed6-7b8bddaacbae

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_249801