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Collector:
James G. Swan  Search this
Donor Name:
James G. Swan  Search this
Culture:
Bella Bella (Heiltsuk, Haíłzaqv)  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
British Columbia, Canada, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Notes:
Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. This mask would be worn not as a frontlet, but as a clan hat or something to that effect.
Record Last Modified:
30 Mar 2022
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
004686
USNM Number:
E20576-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38352beee-6c11-457c-af41-eb322d5fba33
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8357526