Raven headdress

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Nuxalk (Bellacoola)
Seller: William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Margaret "Greta" Draney (Margaret Fraser/Mrs. Charles R. Draney, 1878-1952) of Vancouver, British Columbia; purchased from Mrs. Draney in 1937 by William A. Newcombe (1884-1960, a Vancouver, British Columbia, collector); purchased from William A. Newcombe by George Heye during a trip to British Columbia in 1938.
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Place: Dean River; Kimsquit; Central Coast Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Nuxalk (Bellacoola); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/9030
Barcode: 199030.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Indigenous Term: sinaaxwmiixw

Object Name: Raven headdress
Media/Materials: Wood, glass, vermilion/cinnabar, laundry bluing, paint, twine/string
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 81 x 33.5 x 22.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60ea52d0c-b527-4063-b90f-edb606079123

Record ID: NMAI_212180