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Nose Ring Ornament

American Museum of Natural History

16/8078 B

CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLACH. JONAITIS, ALDONA EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1991

  • Exhibitions

    PEARLS (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2001) BODY ART: MARKS OF IDENTITY (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2001) CHIEFLY FEASTS: THE ENDURING KWAKIUTL POTLATCH (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2001)

  • Type of Item nose ring ornament
  • Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
  • Material abalone shell, copper alloy metal, pigment
  • Measurements length 5.75 cm, width 4.25 cm, height 0.3 cm (overall)
  • Received from Franz Boas
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Subject ENGRAVING REPRESENTS KILLER WHALE

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