Hair comb with bird effigies

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Date created: 1971

Culture/People: Mohawk [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]
Artist/Maker: Norman Jacobs, Mohawk [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]/Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario], 1943-2003
IACB source: Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson, Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002) in 1971; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Brantford; Brant County; Ontario; Canada

See related items: Mohawk [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/6616
Barcode: 256616.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Hair comb with bird effigies
Media/Materials: Cow horn
Techniques: Carved, incised
Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b1095336-e185-4371-9e60-3baaddbab0ee

Record ID: NMAI_272499